MPs’ quest for more powers may turn Kenya into a parliamentary dictatorship

NAIROBI: No other institution enjoys as much power and autonomy as Parliament does today. Under the 2010 Constitution, Parliament was bestowed with more powers than even the presidency, but while this should humble our parliamentarians, they are still determined to arrogate themselves more powers and immunity from prosecution during their term in office and beyond.

This is despite the fact that not only have parliamentarians underutilised those powers, they have misused them to pass bills that are more beneficial to them than to the country at large.