Why public participation remains a tick-box exercise 16 years on

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Lawyer Joshua Nyamori during the interview on Spice FM on August 27, 2026.

Members of Parliament are unwilling to enact laws that would cost them their privileges, lawyer Joshua Nyamori has said, describing Parliament as the weak link in full implementation of the Constitution.

Nyamori made the remarks on Spice FM on Thursday, August 27, during celebrations marking 16 years since the Constitution was promulgated in 2010.

He cited the Public Participation Bill sponsored by Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, arguing that the bill has come too late.

Why public participation remains a tick-box exercise 16 years on

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