High court Stops Debate on Aukot’s “Punguza Mzigo” Bill

High Court Judge Justice James Makau on Wednesday stopped the 47 county assemblies across the country from debating and approving a Bill fronted by Thirdway Alliance Kenya party, popularly known as Punguza Mizigo.

The judge also stopped the party from presenting the Bill to the Speaker of the National Assembly, pending a case filed in court against it.

The judge said the orders will remain in force for 14 days as other parties named in the petition file their responses.

The petition to stop the bill was filed by Mr David Kamau Ngari and International Economic Law Centre. the petitioners named the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Speakers of National Assembly and Senate, Thirdway Alliance and 47 Speakers of the county assemblies.