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Speaker Ekwee Ethuro faulted for convening special sitting

Speaker Ekwee Ethuro

Senators criticised their speaker for convening yesterday's special meeting over matters, according to them, that were not urgent or exceptional.

Speaker Ekwee Ethuro summoned the legislators for a special meeting to discuss the Electoral Laws (Amendments) Act, 2016, that was approved by the National Assembly on Thursday during an acrimonious session that saw CORD MPs refuse to vote on the matter and walk out of the chambers in protest.

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