The thirteenth parliament has to leave a mark at end of five-year tenure

By Tobby Otum

Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi has challenged the 13th parliament to ensure it leaves a mark to be remembered for.

He said the previous parliaments have made history and left a mark which they are remembered for.

“We don’t want to be remembered as a parliament which saw the sufferings of the electorate and did nothing to salvage the situation,” he pointed out.

Wandayi asked the members of the national assembly to make their stand known whether they support a parliamentary system or a presidential one.

He was making remarks during a four-day post-poll retreat at PrideInn hotel in Mombasa country which was opened by President William Ruto.

The Minority leader defended his stand saying it follows the recent government’s appointment of ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi to the position of Prime Cabinet Secretary and the allowing of Cabinet Secretaries to the floor of parliament to answer questions from legislators.

Wandayi, who is Ugunja lawmaker, urged his colleagues to make up their minds for once saying it seems there is a consensus.

He urged the forum to agree to go for a full constitutional review and make a decision to make a path for the country to take.

“The move will ease up things which will enable cabinet secretaries to be appointed from among the elected lawmakers,” he pointed out.

The Minority leader cautioned his colleagues to stop making parliament business as usual as the retreat got underway at the coastal city.

Wandayi reminded his colleagues at the forum that the country is facing difficult times.

He said the electorate expects a solution at the end of the retreat to the perennial problems facing the country.

“We have a duty to convince the electorate that we are working for them, not for the executive,” he said.