Two Jubilee MPs who had rebelled against the party position regarding election of chairpersons of Parliamentary committees have lost their positions.
Thirteen members of the Agricultural Committee members voted out Moiben MP Silas Tiren as chair, 12 votes in favor of the motion with only one voting against it.
In the Environment and Natural Resources, Marakwet East MP Kangogo Bowen was ousted as Vice Chair.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto had pushed Jubilee Members of Parliament to make last minute changes over the leadership slots in the National Assembly committees to allow for gender and regional balance.
