Section 11 of the Act provides that no proceedings or decisions of Parliament or the Committee of Powers and Privileges shall be questioned in any court. By IBRAHIM ORUKOMore by this AuthorIt will be difficult to challenge decisions made in the House after members of the 11th Parliament enacted a law that insulates proceedings and outcomes from court action. Section 11 of the Act provides that no proceedings or decisions of Parliament or the Committee of Powers and Privileges shall be questioned in any court. “Mr Oparanya had already been cleared by the Kakamega County Assembly and there is no basis for the Senate to summon him,” Mr Odunga ruled. Nearly 20 cases were filed against the Senate, National Assembly and their committees, mainly by governors, on accountability issues.

Source: Daily Nation August 24, 2017 21:45 UTC