Asman Kamama, Ndung’u Githinji face removal for defending KDF over Westgate looting

Nairobi, Kenya: Tiaty MP Asman Kamama and his Kieni counterpart Ndung’u  Githinji have raised a new storm after clearing  KDF officers from allegations of  looting at the  Westgate Mall.

MPs now want the two to step aside or be removed from chairing the joint committee investigating last month’s terror attack.

Kamama chairs the parliamentary committee on National Security and Administration while  Githinji is the chairman of Foreign Relations and Defence committee.

On Saturday, Kitutu South MP Richard Onyonka said members of the two committees will be pushing for the replacement of the chairs over claims of dishonesty and misrepresenting Parliament.

“What informed Kamama and  Githinji’s move to clear the security forces when the probe is still ongoing? We are demanding they quit,” Onyonka, a member of the Defence and Foreign Relations committee, said.

The ODM legislator said MPs would demand that House Speaker Justin Muturi makes a ruling on whether the two should continue holding their positions after misrepresenting Parliament.

Yatta MP Francis Mwangangi said although it was too early to call for the two to quit, their remarks did not reflect what transpired in their meeting when the country’s security chiefs appeared before the House committees.

Source: standardmedia.co.ke