National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has moved to court to have his name removed from Ksh 1.6 billion camera procurement case.
The case before court was filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), who argued that the whole procurement process violated public finance management laws and that they those involved should be held to account.
According to the Ford-Kenya party leader, his name attached to the case is unnecessary as they have not proved before the court that he ad any interest in the matter.
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“No prejudice shall be occasioned to any of the other parties by striking out the Speaker of the National Assembly as a party from these proceedings,” Wetangula told the court
The case which has been filed under certificate of urgency terms Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen as the first respondent, Wetangula as the second respondent, Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi, Police IG Douglas Kanja and the Attorney General as the third., fourth and fifth respondents respectively.
“The Petitioners have wrongfully joined the Speaker of the National Assembly in these proceedings without establishing any legal or factual claim against the Speaker to warrant his involvement in this matter.
“The Speaker of the National Assembly has no involvement in the matter, and his continued retention in this matter is prejudicial and contrary to the principles of fair and expeditious determination.
No prejudice shall be occasioned to any of the other parties by striking out the Speaker of the National Assembly as a party from these pleadings” said Wetangula through court documents
It is now the plea of the Speaker to have the case mentioned before Tuesday so as not to have his application termed null and void.
