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BBI through backdoor as new Bill makes it possible for MPs to be ministers

Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni [File]

The contest for a parliamentary seat could gain more intensity if a proposed piece of legislation at the National Assembly seeking to bring back Cabinet Secretaries to the bicameral House, becomes law.

The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2020) has endorsed to have the president appoint his Cabinet from Parliament.

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