Two people have petitioned the Constitutional Court challenging the retention of parliamentary seats by persons appointed to serve as ministers in Government.
The petitioners, Isaac Wadada and Hakim Nsimbe, referring to themselves as concerned citizens, contend that the practice offends article 113 (4) of the Constitution.
Although the article mandates the president to appoint ministers from among Members of Parliament, the clause stipulates that a minister shall not hold any office of profit or emoluments likely to compromise his/her office.
They add that the appointment of ministers among the pool of MPs, by the President, creates conflict of allegiance as the same people subscribe to two different oaths.
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