How Parliament’s bid to oust Vice President George Saitoti flopped

By WAWERU MUGO

NAIROBI, KENYA: On July 30, 1999, Kenya’s Parliament was treated to a comedy of sorts as MPs fervently tried to kick out of office Vice-President, Prof George Saitoti through a Vote of No Confidence Motion. Five years earlier, Parliament had succeeded when his predecessor Dr Josephat Karanja quit to avoid a similar Motion.