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Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament amid fist fight

CORD MPs John Mbadi, Peter Kaluma and Stephen Mule demonstrate as they headed to Milimani Law Courts after they disagreed in Parliament over Controversial Election Amendments laws on Thursday 22/12/16. [PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO/Standard]

Parliament descended into chaos yet again as MPs from both sides of the political divide engaged in shouting matches and even exchanged blows.

The Jubilee and Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) MPs went for each other's jugular during the second special sitting to amend the election laws to allow for manual voting in the 2017 General Election.

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