{"id":7760,"date":"2020-05-14T19:45:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=7760"},"modified":"2020-05-14T19:45:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:45:23","slug":"section-of-jubilee-women-mps-protest-murkomen-and-kihika-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/section-of-jubilee-women-mps-protest-murkomen-and-kihika-ouster","title":{"rendered":"Section of Jubilee women MPs protest Murkomen and Kihika ouster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"standard-content \">\n<div class=\"content \"><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> A section of Jubilee women Members of Parliament has protested the recent removal of senators Kipchumba Murkomen and Susan Kihika from Senate Majority Leader and Chief Whip positions respectively.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">\nLed by Kandara MP Alice Wahome, the legislators accused Jubilee Party of taking advantage of Covid-19 pandemic situation to intimidate them. They pledged to stand by Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen and his Nakuru counterpart Susan Kihika after their ouster, claiming that they were unfairly targeted because of associating with Deputy President William Ruto.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">\u201cAs party members and women leaders of Jubilee Party, we want to0 express solidarity with Senator Kipchumba Murkomen and Senator Susan Kihika and all Jubilee Senators who have been served with letters to show cause by party\u2019s Secretary-General,\u201d they noted in their statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">The MPs have lashed at Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju who yesterday sent a warning to five nominated senators who failed attend a Parliamentary Senate Group meeting at State House which was chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">\n\u201cWe reject and denounce the manner in which our Secretary-General has selectively issued letters to Jubilee women nominated senators who allegedly did not attend a parliamentary Group meeting at State House,\u201d they said. They accused Mr Tuju of perpetrating the removal of Murkomen and Kihika from Senatorial leadership positions without following the party\u2019s constitution, Political Parties Act and the Kenyan law.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">According to the group of legislators, the women leaders have been dealt a blow after the removal of Senator Kihika from the Chief Whip position. That the post was handed to a man in Murang\u2019a Senator Irungu Kangata is a travesty justice to them.\u201cEven assuming the process was right, why would our PG purport to remove a woman Chief Whip and replace him with a male Chief Whip. What does this say about the treatment of women by our party?\u201d they posed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">They have consequently warned their party against what they termed as issuing threats targeting women leaders in Jubilee.Their statement comes hours after the party on Wednesday hatched a plan to expel five female senators who failed to attend the PG meeting on Monday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">According to the Secretary-General, Mr Tuju, the legislators failed to attend the meeting and even never bothered to send their apologies despite receiving invites. Mr Tuju said that the group was liable for gross misconduct and insubordination.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">\nTheir fates are still unknown as they are staring at a possible recall. They include Millicent Omanga, Falhada Dekow, Naomi Jillo Waqo, Victor Prengei and Mary Seneta Yiane.However, Senator Christine Zawadi may survive the chop after she wrote to the party\u2019s Chief Whip Irungu Kangata explaining that she could not access the Nairobi Metropolitan area due to Covid-19 restrictions on movement on the day the PG took place.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">She, however, endorsed the resolutions stating that she \u2018overwhelmingly supports \u2018the decision to choose new leaders.The PG, which included Kanu leaders resolved to replace Senator Murkomen with his West Pokot counterpart Samuel Poghisio as the Majority Leader.Senator Kihika was replaced with her Irunhu Kangata who earlier served under her as the Deputy Chief Whip.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">\nAmidst protests from leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto, the party\u2019s decision was passed at the Senate on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: A section of Jubilee women Members of Parliament has protested the recent removal of senators Kipchumba Murkomen and Susan Kihika from Senate Majority Leader and Chief Whip positions respectively. Led by Kandara MP Alice Wahome, the legislators accused Jubilee Party of taking advantage of Covid-19 pandemic situation to intimidate them. 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