Moiben MP Silas Tiren was on Thursday elected the new Agriculture Committee chairman, taking over from Mandera South lawmaker Adan Ali.
Ali was among the 16 allies of Deputy President William Ruto who were axed from committee leadership last month by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Moiben MP was elected unopposed.
Laikipia Woman representative Catherine Waruguru was also elected vice chairperson of the committee.
She replaces Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe who was elevated to the House leadership.
Wangwe is now the Chief Whip in the National Assembly.
Tiren reclaims his position which he had to let go of in 2018 after Jubilee favoured Ali.
Tiren was elected Agriculture Committee Chairman in 2017, trouncing Ali, who was Jubilee’s preferred candidate.
The Moiben lawmaker was removed to create room for the party’s candidate.
In the Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library Committee, Shinyalu MP Justus Kizito and Nyamira Woman Representative Jerusha Momanyi were elected chairperson and vice chairperson.
Their election was unopposed.
Limuru MP Peter Mwathi and Gideon Koske (Chepalungu) will serve the departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare as chairman and vice chairperson.
