This archive report was first published on 31 July 2020.
On July 31, 2020, the High Court made a significant ruling in favor of Abdi Ibrahim Hassan Guyo, the Majority Leader of the Nairobi County Assembly.
Guyo had been suspended for one year after allegedly missing 11 consecutive sittings, a decision made by the Nairobi County Assembly Select Committee on Powers and Privileges.
However, the High Court suspended the decision, allowing Guyo unrestrained access to the assembly and its precincts, pending the hearing and determination of his petition.
According to the court ruling, Guyo shall have 'unrestrained access to the Assembly and its precincts and shall enjoy all privileges and benefits pertaining to the office of a member of the Nairobi City County Assembly pending the hearing and determination of his petition.'
Judge Weldon Korir noted that it was in the public interest to allow Guyo's application, citing that the residents of Matopeni would have no representation during the four months he would be out of the Assembly.
Although the judge declined to find Speaker Beatrice Elachi in contempt of court for suspending Guyo despite a court order, the ruling marked a significant victory for Guyo.
