[Elvis Ogina, Standard]Parliament yesterday adjourned its sittings as a containment measure against the Covid-19 pandemic currently in its third wave. Kimunya even informed the House that the joint Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) sittings were suspended last week after some members turned Covid-19 positive and went into isolation. President Kenyatta said in his Covid-19 update address to the nation last Friday said in consultation with the speakers of the bicameral Parliament, the august house would suspend its sittings. Speaker Lusaka was on the spot for his communication that senators felt had been an extension of the president’s directive. The Siaya senator had proposed that senators take weekly Covid-19 tests to ensure their safety during the sittings.

Source: Daily Nation March 31, 2021 11:16 UTC