By SAMWEL OWINOMore by this AuthorMembers of Parliament are headed for a clash with Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i over the dusk-to-dawn curfew as they insist the regulations should not apply to them. The lawmakers argue that the House Standing Orders in section 30(2) clearly state that sittings should be held between 2.30pm and 7pm and that the CS has no powers to alter the National Assembly’s procedures. “As long as I am in the chamber, my business ends at 7pm so the curfew does not apply to an MP on a parliamentary sitting day. AdvertisementWhile MPs are allowed to travel to Nairobi to attend to parliamentary business, their work was not included in the list of essential services. CS' POWERSThe Public Order Act gives the Interior CS sweeping powers to impose a curfew on a geographical area, forcing residents to remain indoors for a specified period.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2020 17:26 UTC