4Jubilee legislators now want a repeat election for the Labour and Social Welfare committee currently being chaired by Nandi Hills MP, Alfred Keter.
Keter was de-whipped alongside Marakwet MP David Bowen,
Emgwen’s Alex Kosgey and Moiben’s Silas Tiren for not toeing the party’s line
in December.
The legislators have written to Speaker Justin Muturi. Keter
has dismissed their petition saying:
”They have written to the speaker in their individual
capacities requesting that another election be held. But I also request that
they be examined medically to determine their mental status.
It could also mean that they were not in their right senses
when they contested in the August 8, 2017 elections, something that could put a
lot of doubt in the eligibility as members of parliament,” he said.
But the MPs against all odds got elected to chair various
committees.
Now, Keter’s committee members want a repeat election
because they ‘were not in their right senses when the committee election was
held.’
This comes after the legislators were summoned by the
President to the State House on Thursday through Deputy President William Ruto,
who’s directive they ignored.
Keter and co gave the meeting a wide berth. The Nandi Hills
MP said that involving the President was ‘petty’ as he has more important
issues to handle.
”This is such a petty issue. Why is he bringing the
President in it? The President has a huge task of uniting the country and
putting together his Cabinet and other important state matters,” Keter is
quoted by the Star.
The Jubilee leadership, he says wants them out ‘because they
do not want oversight.’
”They want puppets they can manipulate at will. We will not
accept that. Let Parliament be allowed to perform its duties without undue
influence,” he said.
