National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has given the electoral commission leeway to prepare for and conduct the Matungu Constituency by-election following the death of MP Justus Murunga.
Speaker Muturi In a special Gazette notice dated December 4, 2020, officially declared the seat vacant.
This means that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has until March 4, 2021 to conduct the by-election as provided for in the Constitution.
“In pursuance of the provisions of the Elections Act, I command you that due notice being given, you do cause an election to be held according to law of a member to serve in the National Assembly for the said constituency,” Speaker Muturi says in the Gazette notice.
Murunga died on November 14th at St Mary's Hospital after a short illness.
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