Court gives Mosop MP Kirwa five days to explain prolonged absence from Parliament

Petitioner Timothy Tororey argued that the MP has remained outside the country and missed sittings for over two years.

Mosop MP Abraham Kirwa before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning at Parliament buildings, Nairobi, on Thursday, November 30, 2023.

The High Court has given Mosop MP Abraham Kirwa and the Speaker of the National Assembly another opportunity to defend themselves in a case seeking to have the legislator’s seat declared vacant over his prolonged absence from Parliament.

Justice Roselyne Aburili allowed applications by the Speaker and Mr Kirwa to reopen proceedings, paving the way for them to respond to claims that the constituency has been left without effective representation because of the MP’s absence for more than two years.

Source: Nation