Ms Malenya was de-registered from the IEBC nomination list last year following a successful court case by Ms Mponjiwa. AdvertisementConsequently, the Assembly stopped paying a salary to Ms Malenya as well as halting her medical cover. She had protested her degazettement and sought court orders to stop the swearing-in of Ms Mponjiwa. Ms Malenya argued that Ms Mponjiwa ran as an independent candidate in the 2017 General Election and was therefore ineligible to be nominated or elected. As a result, Ms Mponjiwa has never taken oath of office as nominated MCA or received a salary as Ward representative.

Source: Daily Nation July 03, 2020 07:26 UTC