Parliament behaving like a freed slave without a clue

By Ken Opalo

Who runs the Kenyan Parliament? This is a question that will be at the back of the minds of legislative watchers and scholars like myself over the next four years and beyond. The answer to the question has serious implications for the continued evolution and development of parliamentary autonomy in Kenya. Thanks to the 2010 Constitution, on paper Kenya has arguably the strongest Parliament in Africa. But in practice, the institution behaves like a freed slave that knows not what to do with his freedom and so humbly returns to his former master to pledge loyalty and service.