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Physical meetings suspended as infections at Parliament hit 50

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What you need to know:

  • The committee is a powerful organ comprising the house leadership and a few members, and prioritises the bills to be discussed in the house.
  • Two MPs who had earlier been confirmed to have tested positive have so far been discharged and are recovering from home.

The number of Covid-19 infections in Parliament has risen to 50, after two more MPs contracted the virus.

The House is among the government institutions hard hit by the pandemic, which prompted Speaker Justin Muturi to ban physical meetings last week.