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Parliament suspends sittings due to Covid-19

Parliament buildings, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Parliament yesterday adjourned its sittings as a containment measure against the Covid-19 pandemic currently in its third wave.

The National Assembly approved the motion to suspend its regular sessions till May 4th May at 2.30pm, while the Senate will resume on May 11th inline with the President's directive to mitigate against the spread of the virus whose daily positivity rate is more than 26 percent.

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