The Deputy Speaker of Siaya County Assembly has been suspended for two weeks over accusations of gross misconduct.

Andericus Oduor, who also serves as the West Ugenya MCA, has been suspended from presiding or chairing the Committee on Liaison.

According to a report by the Assembly's Committee on Powers and Privileges, the Deputy Speaker is accused of using threatening and abusive language towards members of the Committee on General Oversight in violation of Section 26(1)(a) of the County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act, 2017. 

PHOTO | COURTESY The Deputy Speaker Andericus Oduor

"The member engaged in actions and made utterances which were demeaning to the office of the deputy Speaker and a member of the Siaya county assembly, which he signed and committed to," read the report.

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The matter was submitted to the Committee on Powers and Privileges to investigate the member's actions per Standing Order 199 A (3).

"Based on the MCA's conduct, the committee established that he endeavored to compel the members present at the Committee to declare themselves in favour of a wrong proposition that he made to the Committee on the matter under consideration by the committee, in contravention of Section 26(1)(a) of the County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act,2017," the committee's report states. 

The speaker has been accused of inciting disorder in the meeting and conducting himself disorderly. He has also been suspended from presiding over plenary business pending his presence before the committee and resolution.

During his suspension, the Deputy Speaker will not chair any House committees in an acting capacity. Oduor was suspended from all House committees save the Committee on General Oversight.