Amani coalition leader Musalia Mudavadi: Create an arbitration office

Amani coalition leader Musalia Mudavadi has asked the National Assembly and Senate to create an arbitration chamber to solve their differences instead of going to the Courts.

Mudavadi said whereas the constitution provides this option, Parliament has failed to exploit it fully.

"The constitution clearly spells out functions between the two factions. The rows between the two should be dealt with by an inside team so as not to affect devolution," Mudavadi said.

He spoke at the Vihiga County headquarters when he paid Governor Moses Akaranga a courtesy call.

COURT INTERVENTION

Senators have registered their frustrations in undertaking their legislative work and faulted National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, Attorney General Githu Muigai, and the Executive for side-lining them, and denying the Senate its constitutional role to consider bills touching on counties.

Mudavadi singled out the Mining bill, 2014, that was sent for the presidential assent without senate's input. Senators have opted to seek the Supreme Court's intervention, and the other 66 laws, which they term illegal.

Governor Akaranga said he had benefited from Mudavadi's support in the region in steering the county's agenda, and asked other leaders to help the devolved units move forward.