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<\/p>\nThe National Assembly has dismissed an attempt by the Grassroot Oversight Initiative to initiate a motion against RT Hon (Dr.) Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula, citing procedural limitations under parliamentary rules.<\/p>\n
In a letter dated February 7, 2025, Clerk of the National Assembly Samuel Njoroge informed the petitioners that parliamentary rules do not allow the House to discuss the Speaker\u2019s conduct unless a substantive motion is introduced by a sitting Member of Parliament.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe have perused the Constitution, the Petition to Parliament (Procedure) Act, 2012, and the National Assembly Standing Orders and note that Standing Order 87(1) provides that the conduct of the Speaker can only be discussed through a substantive motion with at least three days’ notice,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n
The Clerk further advised that only an MP who is aggrieved by the Speaker\u2019s conduct has the legal standing to move such a motion, making the Grassroot Initiative\u2019s claim inadmissible.<\/p>\n
This response effectively shuts down the group\u2019s attempt to challenge the Speaker\u2019s leadership and subsequent ouster through external petitions.<\/p>\n
The letter further underscores the procedural barriers that shield the Speaker from direct censure by the public, reinforcing the legislative requirement that only MPs can initiate such a debate within the House.<\/p>\n
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The Grassroot Oversight Initiative, which had sought to challenge the Speaker\u2019s conduct, is yet to respond to the National Assembly\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
However, the rejection signals a procedural deadlock for any external groups attempting to influence internal parliamentary affairs without the backing of legislators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The National Assembly has dismissed an attempt by the Grassroot Oversight Initiative to initiate a motion against RT Hon (Dr.) Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula, citing procedural limitations under parliamentary rules. In a letter dated February 7, 2025, Clerk of the National Assembly Samuel Njoroge informed the petitioners that parliamentary rules do not allow the House to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-governance"],"yoast_head":"\n