KIBAKI CONVENES HOUSES, SETS STAGE FOR CONTEST
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President Kibaki Thursday evening summoned the first sitting of the National Assembly and the Senate for next Thursday, setting the stage for the two major rival coalitions to compete for political supremacy on the floor of the two Houses.
Senators battle for majority government leader post.
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Two Jubilee Senators from The National Alliance (TNA) party and Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) are locked in a tough fight for the Senate majority leader ahead of a retreat for the Coalition’s elected leaders slated for Tuesday next week.
Professor Kindiki Kithure, a prominent lawyer and Tharaka Nithi Senator-elect has been engaged in lobbying for the position which pits him against Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi, the Meru Senator elect.