ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act
21. Objection to answer question or to produce papers
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
21. Objection to answer question or to produce papers
(1)Where any person ordered to attend to give evidence or to produce any paper, book, record or document before a county assembly or a committee refuses to answer any question or to produce the paper, book, record or document on the ground that it is of a private nature and does not affect the subject of inquiry, the Speaker may excuse the answering of the question or the production of the paper, book, record or document, or may order the answering or production thereof.(2)Where any person ordered to attend or to give evidence or to produce any paper, book, record or document before any committee refuses to answer any question or to produce the paper, book, record or document on the ground that it is of a private nature and does not affect the subject of inquiry, the chairperson of the committee may report the refusal to the Speaker with the reasons therefor; and the Speaker may thereupon excuse the answering of the question or the production of the paper, book, record or document, or may order the answering or production thereof.