By NATION REPORTER
Posted Wednesday, February 9 2011 at 21:37
A political rift in the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee came to the fore when MPs verbally attacked each other over the Constitution.
Mr Caroli Omondi of the Prime Minister’s Office was putting forward his case at Nairobi’s County Hall for the committee to reject President Kibaki’s controversial constitutional nominations.
Mr George Nyamweya (nominated, PNU) asked Mr Omondi if the Prime Minister had instructed the Attorney General on issues concerning the nominations.
Mr Omondi’s answer, according to Mr Nyamweya who had earlier asked Civil Service Head Francis Muthaura the same question, should have a “Yes” or “No”.
But before Mr Omondi could respond, Mr Olago Aluoch (Kisumu Town West, ODM) interjected, saying it was Attorney General Amos Wako’s constitutional duty to advise the PM and not the other way round.
Ms Millie Odhiambo then asked the same question in a manner meant to make Mr Nyamweya’s query sound frivolous. A piqued Mr Nyamweya retorted: “If Mr Aluoch works for the PM then we can get an answer from you.”
Ms Odhiambo and Mr Aluoch shouted back: “Read the Constitution!”
“I know what the Constitution says, I just want a straight answer,” said the nominated PNU MP.
The incident rekindled the previous day’s controversy when a committee member rushed to the House seeking clarification whether the matter was sub judice or not.
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