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An activist has sued Mbita Member of
Parliament Millie Odhiambo Mabona over her alleged remarks made in
Parliament against the President.
Philip
Njuguna Waruth wants the MP compelled to issue an apology to the Kenyan
people in a manner and terms approved by the court though mass media
over the alleged remarks.
Through
lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui, the activist argues that the Mbita MP is
bound to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution but she has not
done so.
“Her
utterances are in contravention of the constitution as they constitute
denigrating the Presidency. The words uttered have by extension violated
the Parliamentary privilege and immunity and such is not available to
her defence,” said Njuguna in court documents.
It
is his argument that the court ought to protect the right of the Kenyan
people to a presidency held and carried with dignity as enjoined in the
Constitution.
He
argues that Millie partook the oath of Member of National Assembly and
thus bound herself to obey, respect and defend the Constitution.
He
claims that the MP’s words implied that the Deputy President and the
Cabinet were all appointed by an uncouth person, a bumpkin and therefore
leading Kenya in similar fashion.
It
is his argument that all the foreigners reading the true implication of
the Millie’s word thinks lowly of Kenyans generally as a nation of
uncouth and heathen persons.
Njuguna has sued the MP, the Attorney General and the Speaker of National Assembly. He
wants the court to declare that the utterances made by the Mbita MP are
in violation of the constitution and constitutes a denigration of the
Presidency.
“Her
words constitutes a violation of oath of office as a Member of the
National Assembly and is contravention of the ethical requirement
mandated to her as an MP,” he stated.
The activist further wants an order restraining the MP from further uttering words that would denigrate the presidency.