Parliament is set to resume proceedings tomorrow Tuesday, July 23, after close to a month’s long recess after the house was infiltrated by Anti-Finance Bill protesters.
Members of the National Assembly (MPs and Woman Representatives) will tomorrow will sit for the first time after events of June 25 where anti -Finance Bill protesters gained access to Parliament leaving it vandalized and a section of it torched.
Despite tomorrow’s planned protests, the legislator’s have been assured of tight security.
Some legislators are still to come to term with the traumatic events of June 25 where protesters were able to gain entry into the building leaving some legislators scared for their lives.
Previously, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) said at least KSh150 million would be needed to repair Parliament buildings after the invasion.
Among the issues the House will embark on are the revision of budget estimates after President William Ruto gave in to protestor’s demands and declined to assent to the Finance Bill 2024.
The House will also embark on vetting President Ruto’s new Cabinet as it one of the much anticipated house exercises.
The events of June 25 happened after protesters gained access to parliament buildings after the members of the National Assembly passed the much contested 2024 Finance Bill.
Despite their peaceful rejection of the Bill, protestors were met by resistance from the police and that was when they decided to march their way to Parliament to stop the legislators from passing the bill.
“Despite our collective cry rejecting the Finance Bill 2024, Parliament gave Zakayo the right to do wrong to 54 million Kenyans. We reject the Finance Bill in its entirety. And despite our peaceful protests, police have responded with bullets, killing two of our own, maiming many others and one person is in critical condition. We refuse to be silenced, so we’re marching on…”Boniface Mwangi shared.