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Kenyans have every reason to fear MPs’ dancing to Executive tune

The move on Tuesday by Parliament to reopen the door to expensive bank loans was a culmination of questionable decisions by MPs in the recent past, which clearly go against the grain of public expectation and interest.

The lawmakers have increasingly been bowing to the wishes of the Executive, and in the process raising questions whether they subscribe to the doctrine of separation of powers between the three arms of government.

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