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MPs, don't allow Ruto to meddle with Parliament's independence

President William Ruto. [PCS]

Last week, two settings involving parliamentary membership revealed troubling signals regarding Parliament's independence.

The retreat organised by the President, and which involved Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group and the proceedings in the National Assembly culminating in the passage of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023, provide easy justification for the sceptics of parliamentary independence.

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