Ndhiwa MP Martin Owino wants the government to outline the long term and short term effects and risks associated with teargas exposure, particularly to vulnerable groups such as those with respiratory conditions.
He also wants the government to appraise parliament on the strategies and measures put in place to safeguard the public and the alternative mechanism that could be deployed instead of teargas and other irritants that could be used to manage protests, riots and civil unrest.
The government is expected to provide a comprehensive statement to parliament on the effects of tear gas that has been used to disperse demonstrators in the ongoing anti-government protests.
The lawmakers also want the police to immediately stop using tear gas as a means of containing protesters, arguing it is against the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.
