Nairobi, Oct. 28 -- The law that cost Gatundu North MP Wanjiku Kibe her seat is targeted for removal under proposed amendments to the Constitution.
The Building Bridges Initiative's Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2020, proposes the removal of the provision that disqualifies Members of County Assemblies from election as Members of Parliament.
It will be a relief for MCAs seeking to vie for parliamentary seats in the 2022 General Election and, alongside a Ward Development Fund, it's another sweetener to win the draft constitutional Bill support in the county assemblies.
The Bill must be passed by at least 24 county assemblies to be propelled to Parliament on the path to a referendum.
"A person is disqualified from being elected a Member...