{"id":602,"date":"2014-12-19T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/19\/kenya-mps-fight-over-security-bi\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:51","slug":"kenya-mps-fight-over-security-bi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/19\/kenya-mps-fight-over-security-bi\/","title":{"rendered":"KENYA: MPs Fight Over Security Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Chaos marred
\na special Parliamentary sitting on the contentious Security Bill on Thursday
\nmorning forcing National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to call for a 30-minute
\nadjournment.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nThe session
\nthat had been convened to vote on the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014
\nintroduced in Parliament by the Executive turned chaotic when opposition MPs
\nstarted chanting in the plenary rendering the process impossible.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe MPs tore
\nup order papers on the amendments and littered the floor while chanting \u201cBado Mapambano\u201d<\/i> (the struggle continues) song, as
\ndeputy speaker Joyce Laboso tried in vain to direct the vote. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe TV
\ncameras in the parliament showed the disarray going on which resulted to some Honorable
\nmembers remaining with torn shirts and trousers because of the fracas. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe
\nopposition wanted to stop the debate on the Security Bill which they termed
\ndraconian and regressive to democracy; while the ruling party (Jubilee) said
\nthat the bill was special and genuine and thus, needed a discussion.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nEarlier one
\nof the Mps (Ababu Namwamba) from the opposition side, made allegations of
\nintimidation by the executive arm of the government, following the presence of
\nthe heavy security agents outside Parliament. “We must condemn in the
\nstrongest terms possible attempts by any authority outside this House to
\nintimidate or control the outcome of this debate,” he said.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe speaker of
\nthe Assembly Muturi implored the Sergeant-at-Arms to take note of the members
\nwho were \u2018misbehaving\u2019 so that appropriate action could be taken against them.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nSOURCE: Kenyan Media and News Agency<\/i><\/i><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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