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House of puppets: An underwhelming National Assembly

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National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wa makes a point during debate in the House. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

They won their master's favour and lost the people. The makeup of their offices insulates them from incurring such losses, from issuing embarrassing, half-hearted apologies.

The independence the Constitution grants to Parliament should protect lawmakers from references like sponges, turncoats, conveyor belts and puppets.

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