Editor's Review

“When I looked at the composition of the committee it was clear to me that it was unconstitutional."

President William Ruto on Monday, November 7 expressed his dissatisfaction with the composition of the Pending Bills Verification Committee.

Speaking during the launch of the committee at State House, the President said the committee was unconstitutional as it did not adhere to the two thirds gender rule.

“When I looked at the composition of the committee it was clear to me that it was unconstitutional, because it lacked gender balance there are only four women out of a whole committee of twenty,” said Ruto.

The Head of State directed Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung’u to either reduce the number of men in the committee or to add more female members.

“I respectively suggest Mr. minister that you either reduce the number of men or you add the number of women so that it is constitutionals. I think it's time we begin to live in accordance with the principles of the constitution,” Ruto added.

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File image of Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u.

The Pending Bills Committee is being chaired by former Auditor General Edward Ouko who is deputized by former Principal Secretary Tirop Kosgey.

Members include; Ali Abdulazak, Hesbon Omollo, Erick Onyango, Patience Mulondo, James Munene, Bernad Ndung’u, Nicholas Mutua, James Kung’u, Curtis Kushenya and Peter Kitheka.

Others are Margret Gishimu, Maximus Siwa, Kanini Nthika, Livingstone Mburu, David Ruto and Susan Oyatsi.

Geoffrey Malombe and Olivier Karori are joint sectaries in the committee.

The committee has been tasked with auditing the government’s pending bills between 2005 and 2022. It will then submit a report to CS Ndung'u.