Legislators should 'bark' outside Parliament and while inside as well

National Assembly PHOTO:COURTESY

The fifth session of the current 13th Parliament is scheduled to start this month, with the National Assembly expected to resume next week on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Ahead of the scheduled resumption, the National Assembly spent the better part of last week in a retreat in Naivasha, trying to thrash out its agenda. Judging by what is likely to be a highly charged context, the fifth session may yield both predictable and unpredictable dynamics.

This being the penultimate session of the current Parliament, and if history is anything to go by, the upcoming 2027 elections are likely to exert disproportionate influence in various ways. Firstly, the predictable high turnover rate usually associated with the country’s parliamentary elections is likely to dictate how much time individual members dedicate to parliamentary business.