Above all, it has shown the risks of paths to Parliament that do not include impact assessments. Indeed, at its inception, the KFDA Bill was to have been a government bill. The side-step into a private member’s bill, in the meantime, meant that the bill in Parliament was no longer bound by the normal government process of due diligence. Any government-backed bill must present a Regulatory Impact Assessment, covering the costs involved, and the benefits to the nation. But for the private KFDA Bill that analysis was a blank.

Source: The Star January 03, 2020 00:56 UTC