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Senators accuse Lusaka of frustrating efforts to unlock revenue stalemate

Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka during a past event. He has come under sharp criticism for failing to convene a meeting to resolve the revenue stalemate.


Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Minority Whip Mutula Kilonzo Junior said failure by Mr Lusaka to convene the Kamukunji suggests that some quarters were not interested in a negotiated settlement.
  • However, Mr Lusaka blamed the House leadership for failing to give him the agenda of the meeting.

Senators have accused Speaker Kenneth Lusaka of frustrating efforts to unlock the revenue sharing stalemate that has stalled in the House for three months. 

The lawmakers criticised Mr Lusaka for failing to convene an informal meeting of the senators, known as a Speaker’s Kamukunji, which he had directed be held yesterday, to discuss the disputed revenue sharing formula.