Parliament and counties should be our true jewels

General view of the national assembly sitting during day two of the Orientation of Members of National Assembly at Main Parliament buildings, Nairobi ahead of the swearing-in of the members. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

As focus shifts to the Supreme Court petitions filed by Azimio La Umoja and others relating to the presidential race, we should not forget that parliamentary autonomy and devolution are the crown jewels of the 2010 Constitution.

Despite failures of Bunge's leadership in the last decade, the 13th Parliament still has the chance to actualise aspirations of Kenyans for an independent and co-equal representative branch of government.