lawyers mpo? if marende decides to ignore the law...or tries to be 'creative' and tinkers with it... what charges can be preferred??

He who laughs last thinks slowest..

last year,immediately after the disputed elections,the seat as a tradition went to vp. there were no hullabaloo. the constitution is very clear on this; its a preserve of the presidential executive powers to appoint the leader of hbc. therefore when rao writes appointing letters to appoint himself to the position,my cents issues are: rao is not genuine,he would challenged the appointment since last year,secondly,his own acts are a direct challenge to the exeucitve (presidential) powers which are explicit in the kenya,the constitution.

odm wish to lean on the national accord,its no superior to the constitution. infact,it should be understood to be a subset to the constitution,in that,just a few clauses of the existing constitution was amended to include the establsihment of the coalition govt,with the inclusion of prime minister and deputy prime ministers. there was no changes to the presidentials powers whatsoever.

now in the current scenario,what if marende decides to suspended the parliament for the next six months. what the worst that can happen?



mwana wa kahii. . . ..

Guka correct me if I'm wrong but as per the Constitution the HBC must have a chairman for it to be fully constituted and may not handle any business until and unless such vacancy is filled!

@Pierce

Last Thursday Ababu Namwamba clarified that there is nowhere in our law where it makes it mandatory to have a chair for the HBC to transact its business. In fact the MPs suggest they will choose one of their own to chair,as they await the govt to sort themselves out and appoint a substantive chair.

The matter about waiting six months and the 3 months catch on the house is that;
If the motion of voting for the membership of the HBC is brought to the House and defeated,then the motion can only be brought back to the house after six months.
However after Three months with no sitting,the house stands dissolved automatically.
I am told though that the speaker could actually,rescind the outcome of such a motion and call for a repeat vote,there by saving everyone else including self.

Trump card;

If Marende were to rule against Kibaki,which accordingly to PNU is an action that amounts to a civilian coup,then they will opt for the 'last resort',- pull out of the coalition,and Bingo,Raila becomes a back bencher,while any willing ODM PMs are invited into the subsequent Govt. There would be customers in their tens,- the 2 Rutos,Kutuny,Balala,Namwamba and a host of other Rift valley chaps.

Raila would sponsor 'mass action' ya mwaka,but without participation of R.V. ............ mmmmmm.

B.timer

Finalise,ama doctor. The last time i heard of such a thing....

A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing posibility.

Must you?! I thought we were elites.

A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing posibility.

@B.Timer,you are one heck of a lazy thinker.

I thot the accord states that the govt stands desolved if one party withdraws,where did you get your interpretation.


I guess if you can't win with facts,you can always pen bile-laced,xenophobic rants to distract everyone.

Just in case you haven't been told,now is the time to fish for our rose-tinted Glasses and observe the ruling. It's time to interpret the result from the view from the partisan vantage point we occupy regardless of other/better options. Throw into the mix some choice arguments for common-sense,rule of law etc... just for good measure. Aarrgh!

@Obi

I am lost for words!!

You may very well help me see something that has escaped my attention all this while.
Kindly point out to me where to find that assertion in the accord,- that,the govt. stands dissolved once one partner quits.

The copy I have was too shy to carry that part.

Help a brother man!!!

B.timer

Speaker is the interim chair...