#KENYA: Plan To Eliminate The Senate, Reduce Number Of Counties, Finds Stiff Opposition

[world politics news]

Member of Parliament Moses Kuria wants to eliminate Kenya's Senate and reduce the number of counties, but his plan is being met with stiff opposition from lawmakers who believe the Senate's role of checking the "excesses" of the National Assembly. The Senate was eliminated in 1967 but re-established by the 2010 Constitution.