President William Ruto and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga are strategising to influence how Parliament will be conducting its business for the next two years by ensuring the leadership of 20 Senate Committees and 44 National Assembly Committees goes to their allies.
Both the Senate and National Assembly are expected to overhaul their respective committees when the houses resumes from recess in February with Ruto and Raila expected to flex their muscles by ensuring that their allies are in charge of crucial committees that will help them push their agenda.
The President has got a chance to influence the removal of allies of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from the leadership of both the Senate and National Assembly committees and may incorporate more of Raila allies at the leadership of the committees due to the broad based government.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula chairs the powerful House Business Committee the same with Senate Speaker Amason Kingi who chairs the Senate House Business Committee by virtue of their positions, with the two committees determining the activities of both houses of Parliament.
