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Members of Amani National Congress (ANC) Senator Cleophas Malala (centre) Matungu MP Oscar Peter Namulandi, Tindi Mwale (right) MP Butere and other leaders address the media at Parliament buildings, Nairobi. March 30, 2021 [Elvis Ogina,Standard]
A sitting president and other elected leaders don’t have to resign if they wish to contest for a position in a general election.
In a verdict which now settles the debate on whether elected leaders should vacate office in readiness for polls, High Court Judge Anthony Mrima has ruled that the law does not require the president, governors, MPs and MCAs to be out of the office until the second Tuesday of August every fifth year.
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