Speaker Justin Muturi comes across as firm, but even though he was elected the speaker of the national assembly courtesy of Jubilee, he has not approached the house business as a neutral. Increasingly, CORD members feel that he unfairly targets them, and the recent suspension of Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo is a case in point.
True, Jakoyo Midiwo erred in some ways, but the conduct of the speaker has left Cord members feeling victimized. The moment Justin Muturi was elected speaker, he should have left party politics aside, and adopted a bi-partisan approach. When Kenneth Marende became speaker, he immediately abandoned ODM politics, and even made many rulings against ODM. The same could be said of the speaker before him, Francis Ole Kaparo.
If Muturi continues in the same direction, he is likely to see more rebellion from Cord
members, which would make his job unusually difficult, and even paralyze the house business in some instances. The same way president Kenyatta ceased being entangled in Jubilee politics upon becoming President, so too must the House speaker abandon party politics and tore the middle ground position.
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