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Coalition for Reforms and Democracy's bid to debate new security laws flops

Senators from left Beth Mugo, Beatrice Elachi, Janet Ongera and Omar Hassan at Parliament

Opposition Senators lost yet a battle mounted to challenge the legality of the controversial security laws.

Yesterday, Senators allied to the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) failed to persuade Speaker Ekwe Ethuro to allow a motion sponsored by Minority Leader Senator Moses Wetang'ula (Bungoma) to proceed and give the Senate an opportunity to ventilate on the matter.

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