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Legal experts react to court ruling that MCAs have no power to impeach

A High Court ruling that Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) have no power to impeach county executives has elicited different reactions from legal experts.

Constitutional lawyer Peter Wanyama said the ruling made it difficult for MCAs to impeach until Parliament enacts the necessary legislation. He said Section 40(3) of the County Government Act that empowers MCAs to remove executive members from office has been declared unconstitutional following the ruling.

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