A section of Members of Parliament (MPs) allied to the National Super Alliance (NASA) on Tuesday stated that they will not honour calls by the alliance to boycott the official swearing-in on Thursday.
Malindi Legislator Aisha Jumwa noted that the call to skip the inauguration was not an official coalition position and as such, she will attend the ceremony.
She further noted that she was ready to take her position as the representative of her people by taking the oath of office.
“It has not been circulated to us that the boycott issue is a coalition position, we will just ignore it and move forward,” she told the media at Parliament Buildings.
Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi echoed the same sentiments saying his party (Ford Kenya) had not discussed anything to that effect.
“We are ready to take office on Thursday; the boycott threat should be treated as such. The opening of Parliament is a constitutional matter which should not be politicised,” he stated.
The legislators were among those who turned up for an orientation exercise ahead of tomorrow’s swearing-in ceremony.
During the orientation, the Legislators were shown around by the parliamentary orderlies and taken through pre-swearing-in ahead of the official event.
The MPs were each given a copy of the Standing Orders that will guide their conduct while in the Chambers and various House committees.
Last week, NASA Members of Parliament vowed to boycott the swearing-in ceremony which is set to take place on Thursday, August 30th, 2017.
Led by Suna East lawmaker Junet Mohamed, they declared that they would stay away from the House and the election of the Speaker until matters surrounding President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election are heard and credibly determined.
The legislators accused President Kenyatta of acting in bad faith by calling the first sitting of Parliament despite a pending poll petition.
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