Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna on Thursday revealed that he will not attend President William Ruto’s State of the Nation Address at Parliament Buildings. According to Parliament Standing orders, legislators must maintain total silence when the Head of State is addressing the nation. “Ruto cannot be trusted to paint the true picture of the State of the Nation which as you know is dire,” Sifuna explained in a statement. “For these reasons and out of respect for the institution of Parliament I shall not attend the State of the Nation address,” he remarked. The State of the Nation Address is a provision of Article 132 of the Kenyan Constitution.

Source: Daily Nation November 09, 2023 08:28 UTC