Former Machakos senator, Johnson Muthama, resigned as the chairman of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.
The move came after he was nominated to become a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC).
Muthama, on Friday, February 17, explained that he resigned to pave the way for his vetting by parliamentarians for the new position.
"I have handed over my resignation to the party headquarters. What I'm doing right now is handing over to the party secretariat," Muthama explained.
The Public service Commission (PSC) recommended Muthama for the position of commissioner after an interview process, with eight other individuals on December 30, 2022.
Moreover, the clerk of the Senate, Jeremiah Nyegenye, stated that Speaker Amason Kingi forwarded the nomination to the Senate's Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee.
According to a report tabled in both the National Assembly and the Senate, the committee, chaired by Bomet Senator Hillary Sigei, will conduct the vetting.
If he is approved, Muthama will join the commission as a non-member of parliament representing the public for five years, joining seven other members who were, in November 2022, sworn in by the senate.
He will take over the position of Samuel Chepkonga, who resigned from the commission to reclaim his Ainabkoi parliamentary seat.
The seven other members include Nyamira Senator Okong’o Omogeni of the Orange Democratic Movement(ODM) party, Mavoko Member of Parliament (MP)Patrick Makau of the Wiper party, and Nominated Senator Joyce Korir of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.
Others include Likoni MP Mishi Mboko of the ODM party, Nyali MP Mohamed Ali of the UDA party, Nyandarua Woman Representative Faith Gitau of the UDA party, and Laikipia Senator John Kinyua of the UDA party.
The commission's key duties include ensuring the smooth running of both Houses of Parliament, the Senate, and the National Assembly.
