Law protecting MPs is illegal, judge rules

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi (centre) with The Standard's Senior Parliamentary Reporter Roselyne Obala (left) and Kenya Parliamentary Journalists Association Chairman Gideon Keter during a retreat in Mombasa on Saturday. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The High Court has stripped Parliament of immunity against legal action.

Justice John Mativo yesterday ruled that Section 7 of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, which provides immunity on proceedings or decisions of Parliament or its committees, is against the Constitution.