Members of Parliament aligned to the Jubilee Party have maintained that they are determined to table an impeachment motion against Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki despite opposition from top leadership.
According to reports by the Star, the MPs pushing for Kariuki's ouster bid affirmed that they had already notified the Speaker of the move and that the motion will be tabled on Tuesday.
The impeachment motion is alleged to have already been signed by 150 MPs but the lawmakers stated that they were not sure on who will table the motion on Parliament.
In the petition, the MPs accused CS Kariuki of abuse of office and gross violation of rules and regulations.
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However, Majority Chief Whip Benjamin Washiali maintained that the initiative was rushed and also inconsistent with the Laws of the House.
Washiali further noted that the legislators should have channelled the matter through the National Assembly Health Committee.
“The MPs are rushing the matter just the way the CS herself rushed by sacking Koros. If we keep on impeaching everyone instead of exploring the mechanisms set in the Law, then we will not have any Cabinet,” Washiali stated.
According to the Constitution, at least a third of the 349 members of the National Assembly are required to give their signatures to meet the threshold.
CS Kariuki sent Kenyatta National Hospital CEO Lily Koros on compulsory leave following an incident where doctors at the hospital performed brain surgery on the wrong patient.
National Assembly’s committee on Health assured Kenyans that they will open an inquiry into the confusion at Kenyatta National Hospital.
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Chairperson Sabina Chege called on the MPs to give her committee a chance to investigate the matter before rushing to impeach the CS.
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