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CIC to sue MPs over Juma's rejection - News
The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) has said it will go after MPs who signed committee recommendations rejecting the appointment of Dr Monica Juma.
CIC chairman Charles Nyachae said the commission would go to court to have the legislators declared unfit for office for abusing their power.
He claimed the National Assembly's Security and National Administration Committee, chaired by Tiaty MP Asman Kamama, had contravened Chapter 6 and Article 73 of the Constitution as the rejection of Dr Juma was not based on any criteria in law but on the personal interests of the legislators.
"What occasioned her rejection was alleged impoliteness and rudeness to MPs and not the procedure used to arrive at the nominee, constitutional requirements or her suitability," Mr Nyachae said at the CIC offices in Nairobi.
He noted that MPs had developed a habit of abusing their powers, contravening articles of the Constitution that required them to be objective.
In the past two weeks, MPs used the budget to hit at "offensive" institutions by slashing budgetary allocations to the Senate, the Judiciary and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
REDUCE ALLOCATIONS
"From the pronouncement on the floor of the House, it was clear that the decision to reduce the allocations was not based on the budgetary needs of the institutions but the perceived conduct against the interest of the National Assembly and its members," Mr Nyachae said.
On Thursday, MPs unanimously rejected the nomination of Dr Juma over a letter she authored opposing frequent visits by MPs to her offices.
Mr Nyachae states that this was not among the eight points to look out for when vetting a public officer, adding that Kenyans should be proud of Dr Juma for standing firm against unconstitutional requests by legislators.
He noted that MPs missed the point on the exercise of sovereignty because Dr Juma, as an extension of the Executive arm of government, was also acting on behalf of the Kenyan public.
Parliament's unpopular decisions are increasingly isolating the House, which has come under reproach from all corners.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed disappointment with MPs for rejecting his nominee and denying him a chance to have on board "a dedicated civil servant".
The governors have also expressed discontent with the National Assembly, proposing to include a question asking Kenyans to introduce laws to tame MPs in their Pesa Mashinani referendum.
Council of Governors chairman Peter Munya described the National Assembly as a "rogue" institution whose powers needed to be clipped.
The CIC chair said the commission was concerned that Parliament had become an impediment to the Constitution at a time when the CIC mandate is coming to an end.
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