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MPs overstepped their mandate

Section 32 of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act 2008 provides that, the Committee of Experts shall "within 21 days of the expiry of the 30 days for public debating on the draft, present the draft Constitution and the report to the PSC for deliberation and consensus building on the contentious issues on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee of Experts"

Pursuant to the above section, PSC concluded its deliberations and handed back its report to the CoE. While the job they did is commendable, its move to delve into issues that were non-contentious and outside its mandate was illegal.

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