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National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi must ensure Parliament provides oversight over Executive

My proverbial sword is today raised against National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi. That’s because Mr Muturi is a clear and present danger to democracy. Speaker Muturi’s calculated and premeditated assault on the Judiciary suggests one of two things.

Either he doesn’t have the foggiestidea on the doctrine of separation of powers, or he’s determined to abolish it. His attacks on judicial independence are both outlandish and full of blather. This is my take — Mr Muturi’s anti-democratic proclivities are as dangerous as the long proboscis of the malaria-carrying anopheles mosquito.

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