Quantcast
Channel: The Star, Kenya
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 63229

Parliament can't fire AG, MPs have learnt

$
0
0
The petition to remove Attorney General Githu Muigai from office hit a dead end yesterday after it emerged that there is no specific provision in the constitution for his removal. The National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee that was set to start hearing the petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya could not do so because the Attorney General Office Act protects the AG from being removed from office. The Act came into force early last year and does not clearly state how the holder can be sacked other than by the President. The committee members also learnt that despite their...

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 63229