‘Further blows’ in Kenyan parliament

Opposition MPs in Kenya have stormed out of parliament in the capital, Nairobi, saying that their MPs have been assaulted in the house this morning.

The special session, which was closed to the media, was to vote on an amendment to electoral laws that sees the introduction of manual vote-counting for next year’s presidential election.

The government wants a back-up to the electronic system but the opposition says it is a way of rigging the poll.

The initial sitting to vote on the matter also descended into chaos on Tuesday.

The opposition Cord coalition said one OF its MPs had a bloody face following further confrontations with ruling party MPs this morning.

Cord has gone to court this morning, seeking an injunction – but the ruling party has already passed the amendments.