MPs should put their act together for the sake of legislative agenda

Parliament at a past session. [File, Standard]

Parliament resumed sittings on Wednesday after a long recess that started in December and which was extended for two days to allow for the mourning of former President Moi. Top on the agenda will be the vetting of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominees to Health and Trade and Industrialisation dockets.

But more importantly, as this 4th session begins, Parliament will be looking forward to clearing 40 pending petitions from last year besides 64 pending Bills. Another critical assignment for the 12th Parliament will be preparation of the 2020/21 national budget. The House will be resuming at a time when the political environment is charged following the Building Bridges Initiative debate made worse by premature 2020 succession campaigns.