Three Members of County Assembly Suspended ; Reasons Why.
Garissa county assembly speaker Abdi Idle announced that former majority leader Abubakar Khalif (Galbet ward), Abdirahman Ali (Sankuri) and Omar Abdi (Damajaley) have been suspended for the reminder of the session.
According to the speaker, The Three members of County Assembly, fueled chaos that led to vandalism of the Assembly.
The speaker stated,”Abdirahman Ali, Omar Abdi and Abubakar Khalif are hereby suspended from the service of the county assembly for the reminder of the session with immediate effect.”
“As per the Standing Orders, the suspended members shall forfeit all payable allowances during the period of the suspension. I will allow three minutes for the three members to withdraw from the house,” he added.
However, The three however, came forward to defend themselves, citing that the security agencies must preview the CCTV footage to establish the masterminds behind the vandalism.
One of the MCAs stated,”I hear he has suspended the three of us using some foreign material that he produced from his pocket. Unfortunately, up to now we don’t know what we have done to warrant such action. If anything, it is him who has been brewing trouble in the house by not only following the Standing Orders but court orders as well.”
“And I can assure you we will fight this impunity which we must bring to an end in the house. Any member in the near future should not be subjected to such illegalities. This is not a fight for leadership positions but a fight for justice and the rule law,” he added.
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