Sifuna, Osotsi kicked out of key Senate watchdog panels
Kenyan Senators Edwin Sifuna and Godfrey Osotsi have been removed from key watchdog committees in a political reshuffle. The move is widely viewed as a purge of critics who oppose the current administration's cooperation agreement with the opposition party.
Why it matters
The reshuffle reflects internal political instability and the consolidation of power within the Kenyan Senate, impacting legislative oversight.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi/HANDOUT
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi have been removed from two of the Senate's most influential watchdog committees.
This is in the latest political purge targeting critics of the broad-based government.
The sweeping changes, approved during the reconstitution of Senate committees, saw Sifuna ejected from the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC).
Osotsi lost his position as chairperson of the Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPISFC).
The two senators have emerged as leading voices in the Linda Mwananchi movement, which has openly opposed ODM's cooperation agreement with President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration.
Sifuna has been reassigned to the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Committee, marking another setback for the Nairobi senator after he was removed last week as Senate Deputy Minority Whip.
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