By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorThe stalemate over the choice of Kenya’s representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly could turn out to be a very costly extension of our internal political rivalry to the regional body. Indeed, the business of the assembly cannot go on unless members from all the EAC states are present. As a country that has been pivotal in this organisation at the forefront of forging regional integration, the political grandstanding is disappointing. It is imperative, therefore, that the deadlock on naming Kenya’s representatives be broken, to not only save our national image, but to also enable the regional body to be constituted to begin its business. The partner states have invested heavily in the regional parliament because it serves a purpose.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2017 18:45 UTC