Kisii county assembly gets interim Speaker

Kisii County Assembly Members have elected Bokimonge Ward Representative Amos Onderi acting Speaker.

This comes as the House prepares to debate the Building Bridges Initiative Bill. Sources indicate that it would have been difficult to pass the Bill with the then leadership led by ousted Speaker David Kombo.

The House has been sharply divided in the last few months with MCAs unsuccessfully impeaching Speaker Kombo.

The acting Speaker will work closely with the ousted one.

Kisii Governor James Ongwae, Senator Prof Sam Ongeri and Women Rep Janet Ong’era had a sitting with the MCAs before settling for Mr Onderi.

They welcomed the move and urged MCAs to work together and remain united.

For more than four months, the MCAs engaged in running battles with police before they were forced into recess.