Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Stories

Isiolo County Assembly kicks out four MCAs over absenteeism
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 09, 2025

The Committee noted that none of the members provided satisfactory explanations for their prolonged absence, nor did they appear before the Committee...

Court suspends notice revoking Isiolo County offices relocation
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 04, 2025

The outcome of the case is likely to have far-reaching implications for governance and service delivery in Isiolo, where the siting of county offices...

Isiolo County Assembly Speaker arraigned over alleged misuse of government vehicles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 27, 2025

The ODPP approved Roba’s arrest and prosecution through a letter dated August 1, 2025, addressed to the Embu-based Regional Criminal Investigations Of...

Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba arrested on arson, assault, property damage allegations
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 27, 2025

According to reports, Roba was arrested by officers believed to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations along Thika Road, held overnight at...

Frequent court injunctions threaten to stall Parliament’s work, Wetang’ula warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 23, 2025

Wetang’ula urged the Judiciary to centralise all cases filed against Parliament in Nairobi, where the institution is based, arguing this would reduce...

Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei lauds committees as Parliament’s ‘engine room’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

She explained that Committees had held a total of 2,115 sittings, including 820 by Audit, Appropriations and General Purpose Committees and 1,295 by D...

Speaker Kingi dismisses Ruto's bribery claims, says no formal complaints filed against senators
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

The Speaker maintained that no evidence or official complaint had been submitted to him linking any senator to bribery or extortion.

Ousted Mombasa Majority Leader Mwamiri accuses assembly of weaponising power
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 11, 2025

Mwamiri described the move as a blatant weaponisation of power and vowed to resist what he termed political coercion.

ODM MCAs in Mombasa defy party headquarters over county assembly leadership change
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 10, 2025

Led by Old Town MCA Abdirahman Hussein, the legislators reaffirmed their vote to replace Athman Mwamiri with Priscillah Mema Mumba as the Leader of th...

Are political protests grounds to cancel pension? What the law says about Maraga’s case
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 06, 2025

According to constitutional lawyer Gibson Gisore, retirement benefits - including pensions - are safeguarded by the Constitution and relevant laws, ma...

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker throws out Governor Sakaja ouster petitions over legal gaps
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The petitioners had accused Governor Sakaja of gross violation of the Constitution and national laws, abuse of office and violation of the rights of N...

Kick out officials stealing from farmers, Wetang’ula urges cooperative members
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Wetang’ula emphasised the need for integrity and accountability in cooperatives, noting that the survival and growth of these societies depend on elim...

Wetang’ula backs direct support for grassroots clubs, calls for Sports Act review
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

Wetang’ula noted that while the Sports Fund is well-resourced—drawing revenue from betting taxes and lotteries—most of the money is channelled toward...

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula calls for urgent protest law reform to end chaos
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

Moses Wetang’ula called on Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and fellow lawmakers to lead a fresh legislative review, 15 years after the 2010 Constitu...

AG files preliminary objection in ouster case of Isiolo County speaker
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 17, 2025

The Attorney General is asking the court to strike out the petition entirely, terming it "premature, political, and legally defective."

Court stops removal of Isiolo Speaker Abdullahi Banticha as county leadership wrangles worsen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

Justice Hellen Wasilwa issued conservatory orders barring any attempt to degazette or remove Banticha from office, pending the determination of a peti...

Kingi warns Isiolo governor to rebuild trust, not celebrate, after Senate impeachment reprieve
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 08, 2025

Kingi urged the governor to treat the development as a second chance, advising him to resist the temptation to chest-thump and instead prioritise reco...

High Court overturns suspension of Isiolo County clerk, citing procedural irregularities
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 01, 2025

The court found that the board, which has the legal mandate to discipline the clerk, has not sat to initiate a disciplinary process against him.

Senate to hear Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo's impeachment in plenary on July 8 and 9
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi issued the directive on Monday, saying the impeachment process would proceed before the full House as provided for under A...

MPs barred from travel ahead of crucial vote to anchor NG-CDF, Senate fund in Constitution
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 29, 2025

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has warned the legislators against travelling outside the country ahead of Tuesday’s vote, terming it a mat...

Isiolo MCAs dismiss gazette notice naming new speaker
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 28, 2025

They claimed that no formal sitting of the Assembly took place to elect a new Speaker and insisted that Mohamed Roba remains the duly elected Speaker...

Senate convenes special sitting to debate key county revenue bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The sitting will also provide room to consider any other urgent business or messages from the National Assembly or county assemblies that may arise.

Ruto, Oduor, Wetang’ula, Government Printer face contempt risk over IEBC appointments despite court order
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

Activist Boniface Mwangi and Kelvin Roy Omondi, are challenging the legality of the appointments and, through their lawyer, Paul Muite, have said they...

Wetang’ula warns Judiciary against interfering with Parliament’s mandate over IEBC vetting
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 29, 2025

Wetang’ula’s warning follows a High Court decision issuing conservatory orders suspending the gazettement and swearing-in of President William Ruto’s...

Parliament demands urgent inquiry into Juja MP Koimburi’s mystery disappearance
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2025

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula directed members of the National Assembly’s Security Committee to visit the hospital and provide Parliament...

Nairobi cracks down on littering and spitting in CBD as new dustbins rolled out
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 18, 2025

The initiative follows what the county described as “the unfortunate theft of previously installed bins”, which had hampered the city’s efforts to mai...

Wetang’ula flags Finance Bill 2025 as urgent, directs committee to fast-track review
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 13, 2025

The Bill, which seeks to introduce amendments to tax and duty laws and address matters incidental to them, was published on May 6 and has since become...

Wetang’ula orders urgent probe into Kasipul MP’s killing, demands enhanced security for leaders
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

Following the killing of the MP, Speaker Wetang’ula said he had instructed the police boss to take swift action and report back to the House.

National Assembly given 21 days to review proposed changes to two Bills Ruto declined assent
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

Speaker Wetang’ula referred both memoranda to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for review.

Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve is dead
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 22, 2025

Speaker Kenedy Ngondi said Munuve was headed to the office in the CBD on Tuesday morning when he developed chest pains.

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