The mps on this committee chaired by Fox Odoi apologized to the vice president Edward kiwanuka sekandi  in a closed meeting  they had with him for 10 minutes.

Sources say that the vice president told the mps on the committee that they do not have powers to summon him as the vice president and their summons were misdirected.

Some MPs however insisted they wanted him to give his views on the issue of contempt of parliament  since he was a speaker of parliament for 15 years .

Soon after the vice president left the committee the chairperson Fox odoi told journalists that it was an error to summon the person of the vice president before the committee.

Odoi said that they will visit the vice president and seek his assistance in knowing the matter of contempt of parliament including the president if there is need for his intervention.

He said that by Tuesday next week the committee would have covered all the witnesses the committee invited including the Kenyan former speaker Francis ole kaparo , retire judge George kanyeihamba and renown lawyer prof . Fredrick sempebwa to interact with them on what constitutes contempt of parliament.

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The committee ,chaired by Fox Odoi, invited Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi to appear before the committee to give his view on contempt of Parliament following refusal by Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi and Eng. Hillary Onek to step aside over alleged oil bribery claims.

The matter on whether the two ministers’ refusal to step aside was contempt of Parliament was referred to the committee by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga.

The committee held a closed door meeting with Ssekandi, where Hon. Odoi apologized to him for summons to appear before them however some legislators on the committee revealed that the Vice President told them that the committee has no powers to summon him in his current capacity.

Odoi later admitted to journalists that there had been an error in summoning Ssekandi but the committee will instead go to him to seek his counsel on the matter since he was a former Speaker of Parliament.

Meanwhile, he revealed that the committee will finalize cross examination of witnesses, among them former Kenya speaker, Francis ole kaparo , retire judge George kanyeihamba and renown lawyer prof . Fredrick sempebwa expected to give their views.

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