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MPs finally delete media-gag clause

The National Assembly yesterday bowed to public pressure and the presidential plea issued on Mashujaa Day when MPs deleted a clause that introduced the offence of "defaming Parliament" into the country's laws.

They deleted Clause 34 of the Powers and Privileges Bill 2014 that made it illegal for anyone to "publish any false or scandalous information against Parliament, its committees or its proceedings".

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