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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala (ANC) will chair the 11-member committee tasked with deciding Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru\u2019s fate.Malala (pictured<\/strong>) will be deputised by Kanu-nominated Senator Abshiro Halake.Malala says the committee has only days to \u201cmake a fair judgement\u201d and will submit its report by Friday next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI assure the public that we shall be impartial. We will allow all litigants to appear before us,\u201d he said after his election.The committee, formed on Tuesday will probe grounds on which Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru of Jubilee Party was impeached, deciding whether they hold enough water to impeach her or clear her of the charges to continue holding office.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s heated debate in Senate saw 45 out of 60 senators vote in favour of the committee, while 14 wanted the issue be handled by the House. One senator abstained. \u00a0Tuesday\u2019s debate was however not with its fair share of drama, as factions allied to deputy president William Ruto and ODM\u2019s Raila Odinga went neck to neck.<\/p>\n

Senators Murkomen Vs Ledama<\/strong><\/p>\n

Later in a TV appearance on Tuesday night, Narok Senator Ledama OleKina and Elgeyo Marakwet\u2019s Kipchumba Murkomen clashed and accused each other of hypocrisy.Ledama questioned Murkonmen\u2019s stand on the matter and why he was opposing the formation of the committee and preferred the plenary route, contrary to his stand on former Kiambu Governor Waititu\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n

Murkomen argued that he felt the committee\u2019s decision was already pre-determined and thus would not deliver justice to the people of Kirinyaga.\u201cWaiguru deserves justice just like Kirinyaga residents. I feel the committee already has a decision. Anne Waiguru has been cleaned and sanitized,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the Senate he had said: \u201cTo the people of Kirinyaga I am sorry, we did our best but it is finished. Your fight for accountability has been frustrated by Senate, don\u2019t give up use other avenues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senator Ledama called bluff on the allegations arising from yesterday\u2019s debate about corrupt committees saying, \u201cCommittees can be easily corrupted and manipulated. I was personally approached with a lot of money during the Solai Dam probe but we refused because the lives of the people matter more.<\/p>\n

\u201dHe finished by saying that Senate has to be honest in its dealings since it is setting a precedence.\u201cAs senators, we will do all to ensure justice for Kirinyaga. Let us not say that the die has been cast.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala (ANC) will chair the 11-member committee tasked with deciding Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru\u2019s fate.Malala (pictured) will be deputised by Kanu-nominated Senator Abshiro Halake.Malala says the committee has only days to \u201cmake a fair judgement\u201d and will submit its report by Friday next week. \u201cI assure the public that we shall […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":9725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,12],"tags":[264,696,3811,4225],"class_list":["post-9734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-policy","tag-kakamega-senator-cleophas-malala","tag-kipchumba-murkomen","tag-ledama-olekina","tag-waigurus-impeachment"],"yoast_head":"\nSenator Malala to chair Waiguru impeachment committee - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala (ANC) will chair the 11-member committee tasked with deciding Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru\u2019s fate.Malala (pictured)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senator Malala to chair Waiguru impeachment committee\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala (ANC) will chair the 11-member committee tasked with deciding Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru\u2019s fate.Malala (pictured)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-17T18:15:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/06\/senator_malala_to_c5ee9e60b31258.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"692\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"457\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Senator Malala to chair Waiguru impeachment committee\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-17T18:15:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee\"},\"wordCount\":413,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/06\/senator_malala_to_c5ee9e60b31258.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala\",\"Kipchumba Murkomen\",\"Ledama Olekina\",\"Waiguru's impeachment\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"homepage-english\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/senator-malala-to-chair-waiguru-impeachment-committee\",\"name\":\"Senator Malala to chair Waiguru impeachment committee - 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