| dc.description.abstract | The striking out of parliamentary Acts in Ken y a on grounds of being unconstitutional
has become a norm only second in rank to the apparent lethargy on the part of the
Parliament of the Republic of Kenya to enact any meaningful number of legislations in
an y given session. This ' belligerent' contention is not without basis -.
Parliamentary loss of credibility through the apparent conspiracy while voting on
matters affecting the personal interests of members of parliament in Ken y a is not made
better by the failure of parliament to enact statutes that pass the test of constitutional
scrutiny.
In this paper, we seek to interrogate the issue whether the Constituency Development
Funds Act , arguably one of the few land mark achievements of the ninth parliament ,
passes the test of constitutionality.
It is the authors' contention that in light of the previous jurisprudence from the High
Court of Kenya, sitting as a constitutional court, this self declared achievement b y the ninth p a rliament of th e Republic o f K eny a is y et anothe r dismal performance from th e
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