Speaker Muturi tells MCAs seeking higher elective seats to resign by Wednesday

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has reminded Members of County Assembly (MCAs) seeking higher electoral seats at the August polls to tender their resignations by February 9, 2022.

According to Muturi, many MCAs might end up being sidelined from the August General Elections if they fail to adhere to the directive stipulated by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Muturi was speaking at his home in Nairobi, after he attended the National Executive Council briefing of the Democratic Party, on whose ticket he intends to vie for the presidency.

“I am just taking the liberty to advise the Democratic Party National Executive Council that under Article 99, Clause 2, Paragraph D of the Constitution, a sitting member of the County Assembly must resign six months to the election date, which is tomorrow, February 9 for the August 9 General Election,” Muturi said in a statement on Tuesday.

To add onto his sentiments, Muturi referenced an ongoing court case filed against Gatundu North MP Wanjiku Kibe by her rival Kungu Kaiburu who was seeking to have her term retracted on grounds that she failed to resign from her then MCA position six months before the 2017 polls.

Waibara won round one and two of the case in the High Court and the Court of Appeal respectively, but Kibe moved to the Supreme Court where the case is awaiting final determination.

In order to avoid similar incidents, Muturi told aspirants vying through his Democratic Party ticket that his party will only clear MCAs who have already resigned ahead of the Wednesday deadline.