No, Lang’ata MP Jalang’o has neither resigned nor submitted his resignation to IEBC.

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Lang’ata MP Phelix Odiwuor, alias Jalang’o, has formally submitted his resignation letter to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), officially declaring the Lang’ata parliamentary seat vacant.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is Misleading.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We discovered from the Constitution of Kenya Article 103 that Members of Parliament (MPs) must adhere to a distinct procedure when seeking to resign from their positions. This procedure is meticulously detailed in both the Kenyan Constitution and the Standing Orders of the National Assembly. To initiate their resignation, MPs are required to draft a formal resignation letter, which should be addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly. The Speaker serves as the presiding officer in the National Assembly and bears the responsibility of receiving and processing resignation letters submitted by MPs. It is noteworthy that this process falls under the purview of the National Assembly and is not within the jurisdiction of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

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Constitution of Kenya Article 103

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