Nairobi — The Senate is set to elect a new Deputy Speaker on Tuesday, June 2, following the removal of Kithure Kindiki last Friday.

Temporary Deputy Speaker Rose Nyamunga Tuesday confirmed that a gazette notice has been released for publication to notify and invite interested Senators to submit their nomination papers for election to the Office of the Deputy Speaker.

"The Standing orders provide that when there is a vacancy in the office of the Deputy Speaker, the Senate shall as soon as practicable elect a Senator to that office," she stated.

The nomination papers of a candidate shall be accompanied by the names and signatures of two Senators who support the candidate and a declaration by them that the candidate is willing to serve as Deputy Speaker.

Kindiki, also Tharaka Nithi Senator, was ousted after a long-drawn acrimonious debate during a Special Sitting convened by Speaker Kenneth Lusaka to dispense off a no confidence Motion tabled by Majority Whip Irungu Kangata.