Stolen DCI Documents Puts Woman Rep's Job on the Line

Garissa Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi risks losing her seat after the National Assembly’s disciplinary committee found her guilty of acting in dishonour and bringing disrepute to the house.

Gedi was accused of allegedly leaking to the media a letter from the director of the DCI George Kinoti to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Michael Sialai, which was demanding four MPs accused of leaking a sex tape to appear for grilling.

The Standard stated that she had faced the powers and privileges committee of the National Assembly which found her guilty of breaching the Leadership and Integrity Act.

The legislator will now face disciplinary action that could include losing her seat if the house strictly adopts the report of the committee.

Led by speaker Justin Muturi the powers and privileges committee recommended her disciplining for directly using information obtained through or in connection with her office as an MP to further her private interests.

Powers and Privileges Act states that where the relevant House of Parliament finds that a member had committed a breach of privilege, it may impose penalties, such as vacation of a seat pursuant to Articles 75(2)(b) and 103(1)(c) of the Constitution.

The committee might also recommend that the legislator be reprimanded, be warned or forced to offer an apology to the House or a person as it deems fit.

It might also seek, withholding, for a specific period of time, of the member’s rights, removal for a specified period of time of the member from any Parliamentary position, fine in terms of the member’s monthly salary and allowances as well as suspension.

The four MPs, Aden Keynan (Eldas), Abdihakim Mohamed (Fafi), Rehema Jaldesa (Isiolo) and Wangui Ngirici (Kirinyaga), are yet to record statements with the DCI over the tape that Gedi dismissed it as fake.

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