Activist wants Muthama, Kuria and Junet barred from IEBC team
From left to right: MPs Kimani Ngunjiri, Moses Kuria, Ferdinand Waititu, Timothy Bosire, Junet Mohamed, and Johnston Muthama when they appeared before Milimani court on June 14, 2016 after they were arrested over alleged hate speech and incitement to violence. A man has gone to court seeking to block Muthama, Kuria and Mohamed from being members of a joint House committee on IEBC. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Activist wants the MPs barred from being members of the proposed select committee formed to deliberate on reforms at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries (IEBC).
- He alleges that the appointment is illegal, unfair and prejudicial to public interest.
- Both the ruling Jubilee coalition and the opposition Cord are listed as interested parties in the case.
An activist has gone to court seeking to block three legislators charged with hate speech from a joint select parliamentary team on electoral reform.
Henry Kioko has sued Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama and MPs Moses Kuria (Gatundu South) and Junet Mohamed (Suna East).
He wants the lawmakers barred from becoming members of the proposed select committee formed to deliberate on changes at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries (IEBC).
Both the ruling Jubilee coalition and the opposition Cord are listed as interested parties in the case.
The petitioner argues that the three have been recommended for appointment as members of the select committee though they have been charged in court for criminal offences.
QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY
He claims their integrity is questionable and that their appointment offends Chapter Six of the Constitution.
The activist alleges that the appointment is illegal, unfair and prejudicial to public interest.
He wants the matter to be certified urgent, heard on a priority basis and a temporary order issued restraining the three from participating or in any way being part of the selected team.
