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MPs performance so far has been anything but impressive

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Aerial view of Parliament Buildings, September 11, 2018. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

When I heard MPs threatening to go on strike over Constituency Development Fund, I prayed that they carry out their threat so that Kenyans can exercise their right of recall.

A fitting scenario that came to mind was the scene in the movie 'Dirty Harry', where Inspector Callahan dares a thug to a gun fight with the famous line, 'go ahead punk, make my day'.

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