Kenya politics: Kivuitu wants Speaker held in contempt (He must be a dreamer – API)
Posted by African Press International on July 29, 2009
This is a very interesting turn of events. One that is caused by Kivuitu who caused the country to get into flames. What now Kivuitu? He enjoyed high salary until he was removed for enabling the mess in the country that led to many deaths. Now he wants to harm parliament and wants to taint the name of the Honourable Speaker Mr Marende, a man of high integrity. The court should not waste time on the case that will in the end eat tax payers money. Kivuitu is a very angry man now that he wants all the 222 MPs send home. If he gets his wish, to send all MPs home, that means he wants new elections immediately and he knows going to elections now will most probably lead to hostilities and killings. He should be thankful that when he was send home, he was handed over a large cheque. Lucky man is now using that pay to sue, a thing he would not have managed if the MPs had not given him the money after his dismissal. He misses the high salary and the luxury that follows the job. (Chief editor Korir – API)
Here below is a nation.ke story:
By SAM KIPLAGAT
In Summary
- The former commissioners are challenging the disbandment of ECK.
Former Electoral Commission of Kenya boss Samuel Kivuitu wants House Speaker Kenneth Marende cited for contempt of court.
Through an amended application filed in court on Tuesday, Mr Kivuitu and the 21 ECK commissioners who were sacked last December accuse the Speaker of allowing MPs to discuss a matter that was pending in court.
In particular, the commissioners say Mr Marende allowed the debate on the Constitution of Kenya amendment Bill, 2008 to proceed until passage into law, well aware that the matter was in court.
Mr Kivuitu and the commissioners also want the court to declare the said Bill illegal as it was passed in violation of the Standing Orders.
The former commissioners also want the court to declare ECK’s successor – the Interim Independent Electoral Commission, illegal.
However, the case could not proceed yesterday after it was discovered that the Attorney General, Mr Marende and IIEC were only served a few hours before the case came up for hearing.
The former commissioners are challenging the disbandment of ECK.
Justices Roselyne Wendoh, George Dulu and Ruth Sitati are hearing the case.
To support their arguments, the former commissioners said if the Kriegler report was the basis for sending them home, then all the 222 MPs must suffer the same fate.
The Kriegler report said there was massive rigging countrywide but found no evidence of vote manipulation at KICC, where presidential votes were tallied.
The Judges directed Mr Marende, the interim electoral team and the AG to respond within 21 days. The case will be heard on September 22.
source.nation.ke
