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MPs "dancing tunes" paid for by the highest bidder

Members of Parliament take the oath of office at the National Assembly

Watching the goings-on on the political scene, Robert Mukirae notes: “He who pays the piper calls the tune. Parliament is supposed to be the Executive’s counterweight on behalf of ‘Wanjiku’ (ordinary Kenyan) but MPs are dancing to tunes paid for by the highest bidder.

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Sycophants • Watching the goings-on on the political scene, Robert Mukirae notes: “He who pays the piper calls the tune. Parliament is supposed to be the Executive’s counterweight on behalf of ‘Wanjiku’ (ordinary Kenyan) but MPs are dancing to tunes paid for by the highest bidder. Wanjiku is left alone to her laments of inflation, unemployment, crime and despair.” His contact is [email protected].

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