Members of the National Assembly are now calling for the Senate's dissolution, questioning its relevance and proposing major constitutional changes to transfer its functions to the National Assembly.

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This emerged on Tuesday, August 25, after Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei relayed a message from the Senate concerning the rejection of the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

Baringo North MP Joseph Makilap questioned whether Kenya still needed the Senate, arguing that the National Assembly could handle the country's legislative and oversight responsibilities.

“If the Senate can reject a Bill without even reading its title, the question Kenyans are asking is: do we really need the Senate?” Makilap said.

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He added, “Kenyans do not require the Senate. I think the National Assembly can transact the business of this country without the Senate because the Senate has reduced its oversight to what MCAs should be doing."

During the Tuesday afternoon debate, Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga also joined his fellow MPs in calling for a review of the Constitution to scrap the Senate.

“I think the greatest mistake of the 2010 Constitution was the establishment of the Senate,” Kalasinga said, arguing that the time had come to transfer the Senate's functions to the National Assembly.

The lawmaker questioned the Senate's role in representing counties, particularly when dealing with legislation affecting the distribution of funds for county roads.

“If they can reject in totality what goes to the voters and what goes to them, and they are the same people who claim that there are no roads, then something is fundamentally wrong,” Kalasinga said.

Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah also criticised the Senate's decision, arguing that the rejected Bill was intended to provide funding for both national roads agencies and county governments.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke