Is Legislature fading as the “people’s house”?

The President consistently now seems to say he sees Parliament as no more than an advisory council- a Majlis or assembly. Its powers of oversight are limited to monitoring and implementing the will of the executive rather than vice versa.

Ignoring parliamentary resolutions with little or no ado shall not attract any recriminations and the days of parliamentary prerogatives like the advice and consent role played by the Appointments vetting committee are something of the past. An important side-show in the last session has been to break down one of the last vestiges of parliamentary power diluting its role in the budget process.

The President seems now very closed to the concept of shared power. We are back to square one. kssemoge@gmail.com