Gabriel Kagombe, a representative for Gatundu South, was expelled from the National Assembly on Thursday for donning an unofficial, allegedly religious hat.
MP Kagombe was wearing a turban when Speaker Wetangula noticed him and requested him to explain to the House why. The lawmaker responded that it was a symbol of his new religion.
The MP claimed that during the last session of Parliament, he had discovered a new religion that purportedly compelled him to wear the turban for a few official occasions.
According to Article 2 of the Constitution, Kagombe said, "I'm exercising my right to practice my religion. Since the last time we were in this Parliament, I've discovered Jesus in a different way, and now the religion that I profess dictates that I, at times, be dressed like this during official functions like this."
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Then Speaker Wetangula poked some further, inquiring, "Which sect is that?" It is not a sect," the MP retorted. It's a form of religion.
The Speaker then asked him to clarify the nature of the purported religion, to which the MP defiantly replied, "It is called the Church of Love and Acceptance. I now affiliate with this new church, registered with the Registrar of Societies.
But Wetangula wasn't buying it, so she was told to leave the House so she could get dressed before returning.
"The Chair takes judicial notice that the Akorino is the only sect I am aware of that dresses the way you do. You're out of order, and you'll need to change your gear and return, the Speaker ruled, to the extent that you're naming something entirely different.
