National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi okays petition to slash 35 counties

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi yesterday delivered to MPs a petition to amend the Constitution to do away with 35 counties, the hundreds nominated members of county assemblies, the huge number of nominated women MPs, and to have all judges of the Supreme Court operate on a part-time basis.

There was rare enthusiasm when Muturi read the petition signed by Eric Barare Orina as Majority Leader Aden Duale asked the administrators of the House to make sure that each of the 349 Members of Parliament gets a copy, as the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee sits down to scrutinise the petition in the next 60 days.