{"id":13125,"date":"2020-08-20T19:04:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=13125"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:04:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T19:04:18","slug":"arrest-of-three-senators-prompts-mixed-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/arrest-of-three-senators-prompts-mixed-reactions","title":{"rendered":"Arrest of three Senators prompts mixed reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Abdimalik Hajir\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The dramatic arrest of senators earlier this week continues to elicit mixed reactions with a section of leaders in Garissa warning that Kenya is turning to a police state.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference at his residence in Garissa, Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim\u00a0<strong>(pictured<\/strong>) said, \u201cWe are seeing a situation where Kenya is slowly but surely slipping into the old days of a police state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farah who was reacting to Monday&#8217;s arrest of Senators Cleophas Malala (Kakamega), Christopher Lang\u2019at (Bomet) and Stephen Lelegwe (Samburu) by DCI officers in Nairobi and later driven to their respective counties to face different charges\u00a0said the detention was \u2018uncalled for\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am personally deeply worried by the manner in which the executive is trying to muscle the legislature and the judiciary. This is unacceptable,\u201d he added.\u00a0The Kenya Livestock marketing council chair Dubat Amey said that the \u201cdirection the Senate debate is taking is going to divide this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Uhuru, being a simple national unity, should hold this country together. To keep a country together is not hard but when cracks develop, it\u2019s not easy to bring it together again,\u201d Amey said.<\/p>\n<p>According to political commentators, the arrest\u00a0of the three senators was meant to tilt the senate vote on the now contentious revenue sharing vote. The trio has since been released unconditionally.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers were opposed to the government-backed formula and are part of 25-member groupings-19 counties that will lose money if the formula was adopted and six from the gaining counties-who have insisted that devolution should be about equity and not losers and winners.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both the National and County governments are in favour of a proposal by a nominated senator who wants the second-generation formula revenue retained in sharing out the billions this year, as it seeks to increase the devolved units\u2019 revenue share to Sh348 billion. Maalim criticised House Speaker Kenneth Lusaka\u2019s handling of affairs, a move thathas seen it adjourn for a record nine times.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-member senate committee that was constituted on Monday co-chaired by Moses Wetangula (Bungoma) and Johnstone Sakaja (Nairobi) has already hit the ground running as it races against time to develop a formula agreeable to both parties.<\/p>\n<p>Garissa governor Ali Korane regretted that the stalemate has already hurt operations in the country and things are only getting worse by the day. \u201cI condemn the ploy to further sideline and deprive the historically marginalized regions in our country by reducing their share of devolved funds,\u201d Korane said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Abdimalik Hajir\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: The dramatic arrest of senators earlier this week continues to elicit mixed reactions with a section of leaders in Garissa warning that Kenya is turning to a police state. 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