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MCAs challenge new law allowing voters to recall them for poor performance

Members of County Assemblies are up in arms against a new law that makes it easy for voters to recall them.

The ward representatives from all the 47 counties have filed a petition in the High Court challenging the County Governments (Amendment) Act, 2020, which was signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta on July 9, claiming it is unconstitutional and discriminatory.

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