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Maraga advisory: MPs now rush to court in bid to save their jobs
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi addresses the media at Parliament buildings on September 22, 2020, following Chief Justice David Maraga's recommendation for President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve Parliament.
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What you need to know:
- The legislators want the court to determine whether the CJ has powers to interfere with the legislative mandate of the 12th Parliament, which has two more years to conclude its term that runs from August 2017 to August 2022.
- They claim the order that informed the CJ’s advisory had been issued to the 11th Parliament and cannot be enforced against current MPs as the term of the previous House expired on August 8, 2017.
MPs have moved to court to challenge the legality of Chief Justice David Maraga’s advisory to President Uhuru Kenyatta on the dissolution of Parliament over failure to enact the two-thirds gender rule.
Through Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, the legislators want the court to determine whether the CJ has powers to interfere with the legislative mandate of the 12th Parliament, which has two more years to conclude its term that runs from August 2017 to August 2022.
