Senate, National Assembly have two months to end sibling rivalry

When former President Uhuru Kenyatta was escorted by Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka and his National Assembly counterpart Justin Muturi in the Assembly Chambers for a State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on November 30, 2021. [File, Standard]

Senators and Members of the National Assembly have two months to resolve a long-running dispute on the roles of the two houses of Parliament in legislation.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Senate Speaker Amason Kingi and his counterpart Moses Wetang'ula until September 17, 2023, to submit a written statement.