On Thursday, Senators and Members of the National Assembly closed ranks to slam recent Judiciary rulings they perceived to be an affront on their oversight mandate.
The ongoing supremacy battle between both Houses of Parliament and the Judiciary escalated when the High Court in Nairobi issued an order barring nine besieged Governors from appearing before the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs and Finance to answer claims of financial impropriety.
On Tuesday, the High Court in Kerugoya reinstated Martin Wambora as Embu Governor after the Senate sent him packing last Friday in another ruling deemed to undermine the authority of the upper House of Parliament.
Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki fired the first salvo on Thursday when he declared that only a national referendum can torpedo the work of Parliament.
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