By ALPHONCE SHIUNDU
Posted Wednesday, August 17 2011 at 12:35
Posted Wednesday, August 17 2011 at 12:35
The troubled Justice and Legal Affairs parliamentary committee has been disbanded.
Government chief whip Jakoyo Midiwo told the Nation that the House Business Committee (HBC) said the team was "incompatible" and decided to disband it last night.
He said that the crucial committee would be reconstituted but warned that the push and pull among MPs could yet derail such efforts.
On Tuesday, the committee failed to elect a new chairman.
There were only five MPs at the meeting held in Parliament buildings, against a membership of 11 MPs in the committee meaning there was no quorum to elect a new chair.
Those who turned up in an attempt to put the committee back on track were: vice chairman Njoroge Baiya (Githunguri), Abdikadir Mohammed (Mandera Central), Eugene Wamalwa (Saboti), Amina Abdalla (nominated) and Isaac Ruto (Chepalungu).
All the 11 MPs had been called to the meeting to replace current chairman Ababu Namwamba (Budalang’i).
In seeking to elect a new chair, the Justice and Legal Affairs committee was keen to get back on track regarding the scrutiny of laws that have to be passed as the country goes ahead with the implementation of the Constitution.
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