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Lawyers protest new law to lock out governors, senators, MPs from accessing Supreme Court

Lawyer Tom Ojienda

NAIROBI: Several governors and MPs could face by-elections soon after the August polls if new laws barring them from accessing the Supreme Court for reprieve are passed.

The proposed amendments to election laws currently before the National Assembly provide that the Court of Appeal's decision on election petitions will be final and that the Supreme Court will handle only the presidential election dispute.

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