Kenya Suspends Lawmaker Nyoro Over Pipeline Remarks
Kenya’s Speaker suspended MP Ndindi Nyoro for five sitting days after he would not retract claims about the Kenya Pipeline IPO. The post Kenya Suspends Lawmaker Nyoro Over Pipeline Remarks appeared first on The Rio Times .
Kenya's National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula, suspended MP Ndindi Nyoro from Parliament for five days on Wednesday after the lawmaker refused to apologize for his claims about the Kenya Pipeline IPO. During a heated plenary session, Nyoro asserted that government officials had pressured pension funds to invest in the IPO, claiming it was nearing collapse.
Nyoro demanded to be heard and presented evidence to support his allegations, but Speaker Wetangula and his colleagues, Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah and Minority Leader Junet Mohamed, insisted that he apologize and provide proof. Nyoro dismissed their requests, arguing that truth should take precedence over rules. The Speaker subsequently issued the suspension, which Nyoro viewed as unjust, as he had been unable to substantiate his claims in a formal manner during the parliamentary proceedings.
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