Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, November 28, sent warnings to ODM leader Raila Odinga over the fate of the BBI report once it gets to Parliament.
In a series of tweets, the Elgeyo Marakwet senator warned the ODM brigade not to gloat over the BBI report, stating that it would still depend on the National Assembly for it to come to life.
"I would like to urge Odinga and his company to first read the BBI report before commenting. The report heavily relies on Parliament to enact various legislation which obviously includes referendum law," he stated.
Some of the recommendations of the BBI report depend heavily on the Legislature, where Jubilee Party has a majority.
The BBI, for instance, recommends that the president nominates a prime minister, whose appointment would then be approved by the National Assembly.
The recommended PM role is a high-stakes position, with the figure holding the position having the powers to control government business in Parliament and Cabinet.
"The prime minister shall control and supervise the execution of day-to-day functions and affairs of the government. The prime minister shall also, be the leader of government business in Parliament and chair of Cabinet sub-committees," the report reads.
Murkomen, reading from the script, warned Raila and ODM from getting ahead of themselves, stating that they were antagonizing the house which held the final say.
"Having read the BBI report proposing amendments of various acts of Parliament and enactments of other acts of Parliament, I am watching the usual whiners saying they don’t want acts of Parliament. I am waiting to see where else they will make these laws," he added.
The Jubilee Party won 141 of the 290 seats in the National Assembly, 25 of 47 county women representatives seats, 24 of 47 senatorial seats, and 25 of the 47 gubernatorial seats in the 2017 General Election.
The ODM party follows far behind with only 63 MPs, followed by Wiper with 20 and other NASA affiliated parties with 34.
