Prior to this new bunge, the standing orders provided for an opposition majority. Marende and some idiots seeking to please somebody or having taken bribes from Jubilee changed the SOs one night. Most MPs were busy foraging for campaign cash and never even noticed until the new bunge convened. What CORD discovered is exactly the lesson they are trying to imbue in Jubilee over the new laws - Never make laws or rules to suit you and disadvantage your opponent because the roles could be reversed!
Thus the opposition is confined to the minority and the government has the majority and the chair. The PSC is chaired by CORD by local arrangement but with a jubilee majority.
Another ugly development is the decision by Jubilee to buy off CORD MPs and then deny CORD the power to de-whip the disloyal MPs. Thus we have MPs ostensibly representing CORD but in reality voting machines for Jubilee. These include Mung'aro and Onyonka.
Thus the avenues for peaceful and orderly opposition have been narrowed and they continue to narrow. Jubilee is not leaving any valves available. For CORD to breath with the nose and butt shut requires an explosion.
I don't support the bill in its entirety and CORD's argument that corruption is the elephant in the room and not legislation makes most sense. But am interested in what goes on in these committees. CORD has never complained of being elbowed out or nothing. Should they sit through the proposed amendments one by one for hours only to pretend they were never part of that? Looks like they went with set minds. SImilar to what happened at KICC over the retallying exercise. Both PNU and ODM nominees agreed and 'resolved' the differences only to reject them in the morning.
This to me is beyond partisan divide; this is about rejecting dangerous laws such as allowing NIS to detain suspect for a year without trial amongst many other really outragous ammendments.
What Jubillee are attempting is crossing the red line. Their suggestions are totally indefensible.
We do not gain our freedoms and rights for Jubilee to take them one afternoon.
This is the point where some of us part ways with Jubilee.