Senate makes U-turn, allocates 4th floor to Ndume

By Matthew Denis

The Senate on Wednesday, July 31, re-allocated another office to former Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, on the 4th Floor of the Senate New Wing.

Ndume, who was recently removed as chief whip had on Tuesday, July 30, rejected an office allocated to him on the 3rd Floor arguing that it was against the rule of the Senate that stipulates that most ranking Senators are to be allocated offices on the 4th Floor.

The chairman of the Senate Services Committee, Senator Sunday Karimi in a letter addressed to Ndume said a new office in the 4th Floor has now been made available for him.

The letter titled: “Re: Office Allocation” and signed by the Director/Clerk to the Committee, Siyaka Abdulwahab Sadiq, on behalf of the chairman, reads in part: “I am pleased to inform you that the Chairman, Committee on Senate Services has approved the allocation of office number 4.31 (4th floor), New Wing, Senate Building to you.

“Please note that this letter supersedes the earlier one issued to you dated 29th, July 2024.

Kindly liaise with the Secretary, Estate and Works Directorate, situated at office number 0.28, New Wing, Senate Building to undertake the necessary documentation and submission/collection of keys.”