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Uhuru has usurped Parliamentary powers, says Lawyer Paul Muite

Paul Muite
Lawyer Paul Muite

The President has been criticised for assenting to the Finance Bill that was passed by a chaotic National Assembly.

Lawyer Paul Muite said President Uhuru Kenyatta had usurped the powers of Parliament by purporting to have his memorandum that objected to the initial Bill form part of the law since legislation was the exclusive mandate of MPs.

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