Senators allied to the Azimio la Umoja coalition walked out of the senate proceedings after speaker amason kingi rejected the motion to condemn Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria for his attacks on the media.
The Senators questioned why CS Kuria was permitted to speak before the House while a censure motion was pending, claiming he would take advantage of the opportunity to sanitize himself.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna sought clarification on which CS Kuria was permitted to address the House, even though a motion was filed on June 19 to question him over his brazen remarks.
sifuna said his concern is that the CS will use this opportunity to appear before the Senate to absolve himself of the accusations in that motion.
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Adding that the minority side object to his presence in the House and seek clarification on whether his presence there today to dispose of the motion is prejudicial to the same motion.
Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua, a former journalist, backed him up, saying the insults were personal and unpleasant for him and that it would be wrong for the dignity of this House if a Minister, a public servant who is facing a motion of censure, gets the privilege of addressing this honourable House on any matter touching on his docket.
In his response, Speaker Kingi stated that the motion referred to by Senator Sifuna did not follow the appropriate protocol for filing a motion in the House and violated the Standing Orders.
He stated that, according to Standing Order 60, which concerns motions, a Senator must first file a notice of motion before moving it, and before moving it, you first take a copy of the proposed motion to the clerk.
Kingi said that he had not received any motions and thus determined that Senator Sifuna was out of order and that CS Kuria might speak to the House.
Following Speaker Kingi's verdict, Azimio-allied Senators marched out of the chambers, causing the proceedings to be halted for 10 minutes due to a lack of quorum.
