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| Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki Wednesday introduced a bill that seeks to grant MCAs immunity for utterances made within their assemblies. |
Nairobi, Kenya: Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) will be shielded from prosecution for the utterances they make in the precincts of their assemblies, if a Bill introduced in Senate is enacted into law.
Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki Wednesday introduced to the house the County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Bill, 2014, which grants the assembly representatives similar immunities to those enjoyed by parliamentarians, significantly insulating them from any civil or criminal responsibility emanating from their contributions in the house.
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