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Court blocks senators' Sh500m oversight fund, calls for new rules

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The Senate chambers in session during Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza's Impeachment hearing. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Senators will have to wait longer to enjoy the Sh500 million set aside by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) after the High Court found that it is discriminatory to leave out those who are nominated.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi ordered that PSC should stop further disbursement of Senate oversight funds until new regulations are in place to accommodate nominated senators.

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