The government has withdrawn the controversial Livestock Bill 2024 which sought to create a new authority to register farmers and regulate inputs and products of all livestock.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
“The responsibility lies with the ministries to actively engage the public in discussions about proposed legislation, fostering transparency and understanding. By doing so, they can build public trust and ensure that the laws reflect the needs and aspirations of the people,” Ichung’wa said in Parliament.
The executive normally pushes its bills through the Majority Leader and ruling party MPs, who then propose and advocate for them on the floor of parliament.
The decision to withdraw the bill and send it back to the Ministry may also be seen as way of avoiding ongoing public criticism that Parliament has become a rubber-stamp for the Executive...CONTINUE READING>>
