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House team clears MPs who risked losing seats

NAIROBI, KENYA: A powerful committee of the National Assembly has ruled that two MPs who face accusations of persistent absenteeism have no case to answer and can keep their seats.

Alex Kosgey (Emgwen) and Raymond Moi (Rongai) were cleared by the Committee on Privileges, which argued that given the unclear records, it was difficult to ascertain the truth on whether the MPs were actually absent from House sittings.

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