The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy principal Raila Odinga has faulted the move by the government to deploy heavily armed General Service Unit (GSU) officers at the parliament buildings.
The Orange DemocratricMovement (ODM) chairperson termed it as “attempts to intimidate the opposition” by deploying security personnel around Parliament ahead of special session.
“I have received information that GSU personnel were deployed around Parliament as early as 6 am to scare away opposition MPs. This is unacceptable and can only be done by a regime that is in panic mode,” he said.
Cord lawmakers paralyze business at parliament buildings
The CORD lawmakers paralysed business at the National Assembly for over two hours, and blocked Mr Muturi from accessing the chambers, saying the 9.30am sitting was illegal since their House leadership had not been consulted.
The House was expected to debate the laws and regulations that will guide the 2017 General Election.”The gazetted time for this sitting was 9.30. Its way past that time,” Kisumu West MP Olago Aluoch, Ford-Kenya, said.
“The gazetted time for this sitting was 9.30. Its way past that time,” Kisumu West MP Olago Aluoch, Ford-Kenya, said.
“We will not allow Jubilee to sneak in the Mace (the House’s symbol of authority). The only sitting that can now be properly constituted is the one at 2.30.”