Moses Wetangula, the speaker of the National Assembly, suspended seven members of parliament on June 8 for disobeying the rules.
Once the lawmakers disrupted the afternoon session, he was forced to make this choice. After the seven MPs insulted him, disobeyed his commands, and made the House adjourn for a 15-minute recess, Wetangula declared them guilty of gross misconduct.
Among those who were suspended were Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo and Nominated MP Sabina Chege, who was suspended from House sittings for two weeks.
Millie Odhiambo (2 weeks), Sabina Chege (2 weeks) Rozaah Buyu (2 weeks), TJ Kajwang (2 weeks), Fatuma Mnyanzi (5 Days), Catherine Omanyo (5 days), Joyce Kamene (2 sittings).
The seven were among the Azimio la Umoja legislators that objected to Wetang’ula’s decision about the Deputy Minority Whip position.
The Speaker stated that until her cases were heard and decided, Sabina Chege, the nominee for member of parliament, was legally regarded as the minority whip.
A faction of the Azimio la Umoja coalition was upset by the decision, which caused the MPs to explode in unrestrained yells and shouts.
The yelling was audibly led by Millie Odhiambo, an MP for Suba North, who rapidly organized a small group of lawmakers with the goal of obstructing House business.
As a result, Rosa Buyu and Millie Odhiambo were dispatched by Speaker Wetangula, but the two, with the assistance of their coworkers, stood their ground and refused to back down.
After being compelled to adjourn the House in a fury, Speaker Wetang’ula did so and then came back after fifteen minutes.
Despite being a nominated MP for the National Assembly through the Jubilee Party, Chege decided to support President William Ruto’s administration, which caused a rift between her and her Azimio peers.
Azimio formally removed Chege from her Chief Whip post on May 30 due to her change in political allegiance. Mark Mwenje, the MP for Embakasi West, took her position.
Wetangula, however, chose not to approve the modifications since the nominated member had previously acquired a court injunction that prevented her removal.
The case was scheduled for mention on June 22, 2023 by Judge Mugure Thande.
