Drama as Kenyan lawmakers refuse to Sit on plastic chairs

The representatives of Kihingo ward in southwestern Kenya are having to work out of a large hall as their chambers get renovated.

They are refusing to sit on the plastic chairs in the hall, where they have been working since their swearing-in seven months ago.

Antony Rotich, a ward representative, told reporters that it was embarrassing for lawmakers to be seen using plastic chairs.

Speaker Philip Wanjohi said that the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) are finding it difficult to discharge their duties seated on plastic chairs,

Source: The Standard Report