High Court lifts Wetang’ula’s indefinite suspension of MP Kibagendi from Parliament
The High Court has lifted National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's indefinite suspension of Kitutu Chache MP Anthony Kibagendi.
The High Court has lifted National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s indefinite suspension of Kitutu Chache MP Anthony Kibagendi.
In a ruling delivered on Thursday, March 19, Justice Bahati Mwamuye granted a conservatory order halting the directive issued by Wetang’ula, effectively reinstating Kibagendi.
This allows him to resume his duties in both the House and its committees pending the hearing and determination of his petition.
The ruling has sparked reactions from political leaders, with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna welcoming the court’s intervention while criticizing the circumstances surrounding the suspension.
“This is encouraging from our Courts though it took inordinately long to get this order. What Speaker Moses Wetang’ula did was manifestly illegal and unconstitutional,” he said.
Sifuna further questioned the legality of Wetang’ula’s actions, particularly regarding conduct outside parliamentary proceedings.
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“Even people who never went to law school know a Speaker has no powers over members conduct outside Parliament. Kicking an MP from Parliament for something he said on TV is one of the worst manifestations of abuse of power and impunity in the history of Parliament,” he added.
The ruling comes a month after Wetang’ula kicked Kibagendi out of Parliament over remarks he made during a TV interview.
Speaking on Tuesday, February 17, Wetangula raked the whip on Kibagendi after he claimed that the National Assembly had been auctioned to the government.
Kibagendi had further accused the Speaker and his deputies of destroying and ruining the National Assembly.
Wetangula ordered Kibagendi out of the House, banned him from accessing Parliament and his office until he issues an apology to the House.
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