Junet calls for stronger parliament–judiciary relations to protect key laws
By Nancy Marende, August 21, 2025National Assembly minority whip Junet Mohamed has urged the house to forge a stronger working relationship with the judiciary to safeguard Kenya’s legal framework and protect key laws from confusion and misapplication.
Speaking during the leadership retreat of the National Assembly on August 21, 2025, Junet raised concern that in recent years, courts have declared more than 1,000 pieces of legislation unconstitutional.
Further, he stated that many of those provisions remain on the statute books until Parliament takes corrective action.
“There is an important legal and constitutional matter that requires our attention. In recent years, more than 1000 pieces of legislation have been declared unconstitutional by our courts.
“Yet in many cases, those provisions remain on the statute books until parliament takes action to amend or repeal them. This creates confusion in the application of the law and undermines the clarity of our legal framework,” he stated.
He called for the establishment of a transparent and efficient mechanism to ensure that whenever a court nullifies a provision, Parliament promptly amends or repeals the affected law.
He further emphasised the importance of collaboration with other state agencies, particularly the National Council for Law Reporting, which tracks jurisprudence developments in the country.
“As the leadership of parliament, we must have a clear and efficient mechanism to ensure that whenever a court declares a law unconstitutional, prompt steps are taken to align our statutes with judicial determination. In doing so, parliament must work closely with other relevant state agencies such as the National Law Council for law reporting, which monitors the development of jurisprudence in Kenya.”
The third retreat since the inauguration of the 13th Parliament. Brings together Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Commissioners, Members of the Speakers Panel, Committee Chairs and their Deputies, KEWOPA, County 47 heads and also a section of legislators from the budget committee.
Wetang’ula’s message
On his part, National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula reminded MPs that the 13th Parliament has only 23 months left before the next General Election, calling the period the “home stretch”.
He urged members to intensify their legislative, oversight, and representation roles to ensure the House leaves a strong legacy.
“As the clock winds down, it behoves us, as leaders, to reinvigorate our synergies to ensure that the House achieves its mandate effectively. Whereas as a House we have done tremendously well in the last three years in executing our constitutional roles, we must now focus on growing the momentum as we move towards the end of this session,” he stated.