Minority Leader Mbadi kicked out of Parliament for saying Kenya has no president

Minority Leader Mbadi kicked out of Parliament for saying Kenya has no president

National Assembly Minority leader John Mbadi was on Thursday morning ordered out of Parliament chambers for claiming that “there is no President in Kenya”.

Mbadi was contributing to a motion when he said, “Mr. Speaker this motion presupposes and anticipates that there will be some appointments from, the president. Mr Speaker the point is that there is no president in this country,”

The statement was met with jeers from Jubilee MPs

Speaker Justin Muturi ordered the Suba South MP to either withdraw the statement or leave the chambers. He chose to leave.

The speaker used standing order 107 (2a) to order him to withdraw his remarks which states; “unparliamentary language means the use of words which, in the opinion of the person presiding, are deemed to be impolite, rude, abusive or inconsistent with parliamentary procedure or practice.”

“Honourable John Mbadi, I cannot engage in a discourse with you. You must withdraw your statement that there is no President in Kenya or withdraw from the chamber,” ordered Speaker Muturi.

In a quick rejoinder, Mbadi said, “Mr. Speaker I would rather withdraw from the chamber than withdraw from my statement, There is no president in Kenya,” said a defiant Mbadi.

There was further drama when the Speaker ordered Mbadi to leave immediately and not turn it into an occasion.

“Honourable Mbadi this is not an occasion for shaking hands when you are ordered to withdraw from the chamber you are supposed to withdraw,” he said.

Parliament is expected to vote for the nine nominees to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and constitute the committee on appointments which will vet cabinet secretaries once President Kenyatta unveils his second term line up before it adjourns and goes for recess.

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