The government is set to spend a staggering Sh7 billion on public participation exercises for bills that the Kenya Kwanza administration intends to enact and present to Parliament.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi revealed that the government plans to pass at least 700 laws, with each bill requiring between Sh10 million and Sh100 million at the public participation stage.
He noted that the annual cost of public participation has made the enactment of laws to support the government's development agenda unattainable.
Speaking in Malindi, Mudavadi urged Members of Parliament to fast-track the passage of the Public Participation Bill, which aims to streamline the process and eliminate duplication.
