Nine Machakos MCAs suspended for 8 days, ordered to pay for property damages

Speaker Anne Kiusya, in a communication on Tuesday, cited the House's Standing Orders, highlighting the need for action to address misconduct among members, stating that the nine legislators bore the greatest responsibility for the April 8 mayhem that paralysed Assembly business and left a trail of destruction.

“What the Assembly witnessed on April 8, 2025, was both shocking, shameful and atrocious. Such acts of gross misconduct cannot go unpunished,” said Kiusya.

“The said Members are hereby and forthwith suspended from the House for eight sitting days effective today. The Clerk is hereby directed to quantify the damages caused to the Assembly property on the said date and surcharge the above-named members. That the said damages be equally shared among the above-named members.”

The Speaker further noted that the House had gathered extensive evidence of the events, including “eye witness accounts, video tapes, voice recordings, still pictures… broken chairs, tables, doors, fire extinguishers, [and] security locking systems all pointing to the anarchy occasioned by the perpetrators.”

Those suspended include Nicholas Kitavi Nzioka, Stephen Nzue Mwanthi, Judas Mbili Ndawa, Felix Mutunga Ngui and Raphael Lucky Nzau.

Others are Charles Mbuva, Phoebi Koki Mawa, Anna Nthenya Ndilo and Catherine Kyee.

The suspensions follow months of chaos in the Machakos Assembly, which has not held a full sitting for three months due to deep political rifts.

The Speaker had earlier suspended sittings in April following similar chaos that left three MCAs injured.

Some MCAs, opposed to the Speaker, had accused her of “sneaking in motions,” mismanaging office funds, and failing to complete projects started by her predecessor. Meanwhile, Kiusya’s allies pointed fingers at Governor Wavinya Ndeti, accusing her of plotting the Speaker’s ouster.

In the April incident, enraged MCAs allied to the previous leadership who disrupted the sitting, hurled objects, and reportedly barricaded the Speaker inside her office for over nine hours.

On Tuesday, trouble broke out after Speaker Kiusya announced changes to the House leadership, both in the majority and minority coalitions.

This sparked outrage from a section of MCAs allied to the previous leadership who disrupted the sitting, hurled objects, and reportedly barricaded the Speaker inside her office for over nine hours.