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Copy URL ALAS, Parliament will convene for a special sitting, as announced by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement issued yesterday. The PMO statement said that the special sitting is to “explain” the national recovery plan (NRP) to the MPs and amend the laws and regulations to allow for hybrid proceedings to be held. The Dewan Rakyat will sit for five days from July 26 to July 29 and August 2, while the Dewan Negara will sit for three days from August 3 to August 5. The sitting will be the third Special Meeting of Parliament in recent years. Previously, two Special Mee...
Wakapee: Juja MP who became cancer fighter Friday February 26 2021 By JAMES KARIUKI Summary Juja MP Francis Waititu who died on Monday nearly revolutionised the loans market by moving a Bill to shield guarantors from automatic seizure of their assets when principals default on repayments. The Law of Contracts Amendment Bill, 2019, sailed through Parliament and got unanimous support from Kenyans when it went for public participation. Co-operative societies and lenders cried foul, saying it would make it difficult to disburse loans as guarantors would have no role to play in the credit market. ...