President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Wednesday chair a meeting
of all elected Jubilee members of parliament at State House Nairobi.
Kenyatta who will also be joined by Deputy President William
Ruto, is expected to rally his troops to come up with names of the speakers for
both Parliament and the Senate before Thursday’s swearing in of the
legislators.
According to The Star, Garissa Township MP Aden
Duale confirmed Kenyatta will chair the meeting which will set Jubilee’s
legislative agenda for the 12th parliament.
“We will also look at the available leadership positions in
the House and agree on how they will be filled,” Duale said.
As per the house standing orders, the newly elected MPs and
Senators will be sworn in and there after proceed for an induction process.
After the swearing in, the main order of business on the day
will be to elect the National Assembly speaker and his/her deputy; the same
process will be replicated at the Senate.
Following the August 8 election, Jubilee has a total of 164
out of the 349 seats in the National Assembly.
Parties that supported the re-election of President Kenyatta
which include Kanu, Economic Freedom Party and Maendeleo Chap Chap, garnered 19
seats, bringing the total to 183 legislators that the Jubilee administration
can bank on.
The Jubilee Party’s numerical strength is expected to ensure
they maintain the powerful position of Speaker which was held by Justin Muturi
and the deputy speaker’s position which was previously occupied by Joyce Laboso
who is now Governor of Bomet County.
Other key powerful positions Jubilee is likely to get
include powerful standing committees with the exception of the Public Accounts
Committee and Public Investments Committees, which are reserved for the
Opposition.
