Parliament has failed the Jubilee administration

The 2010 Constitution vastly expanded political space for many of our leaders, yet they continued to act like they are beholden to the executive branch. From the Treasury Secretary, the leadership of Parliament, to the Judiciary and independent conditions, the framers of the Constitution envisioned a system of checks and balances to ensure the Republic was governed for the benefit of wananchi. However, right after creating these great institutions we opted to staff them with little men and women lacking in vision and ambition.

Take the example of Parliament. Here is an institution that is, at least on paper, arguably the strongest in Africa. Parliament has powers to supervise various branches of the executive branch. It can fire officials it deems to have failed wananchi. It controls the budget. It can fire the President. It has the power of virement, meaning it can direct state resources to sectors it deems to be of high priority. And it controls its own budget, calendar and staff. So why is Parliament acting like an impotent appendage of the executive branch?