By MAUREEN KAKAHMore by this AuthorThe 290 elected members of Parliament and 47 Senators will proceed to take their oath of office as already planned, the High Court has ruled. HOUSE BUSINESSNonetheless, Judge Mwita pointed out that the case was still arguable and directed hearing of the matter on September 21. “The orders sought at this stage do not clearly indicate what it intends to achieve, Parliament cannot transact business before members of the two Houses take oath of office as required by law,” Justice Mwita ruled. CREAW and CAWT wanted the swearing-in temporarily stopped, pending the hearing and determination of their case. IEBCThey argued that the 11th Parliament ignored to legislate a law on implementation of the gender principle within the set timeline.

Source: Daily Nation August 25, 2017 16:18 UTC