Once again, we find ourselves at the mercy of hypocritical legislators who conveniently choose which parts of the law suit their political agendas while neglecting their constitutional duties and constitution at large.

For over a decade, we’ve been living with the knowledge that our constituency boundaries are due for review, as explicitly mandated by the constitution.

The Constitution requires the IEBC to periodically review the names and boundaries of electoral areas, ensuring equitable representation and resource distribution in accordance with population growth.

They should do this at intervals of not less than eight years and not more than 12 years.

Let’s rewind to the first review in 2012, where 26 constituencies were allowed to exist despite failing to meet the population quota.

The understanding was clear: their existence as recognized electoral units was contingent upon the next scheduled review, which lapses this month.

Now MPs are scrambling to patch up a short term remedy that will extend this anomaly further.

How can we allow legislators to cherry-pick which laws to uphold based on their political convenience?

If it’s deemed too inconvenient for our political landscape, then let’s have the courage to amend the constitution through a referendum.

But to flout the law simply because it doesn’t align with our short-term political gains is an affront to the very foundation of our democracy.

We must ask ourselves: What is the point of having a constitution if we continuously seek ways to circumvent its provisions?

If we fail to adhere to the laws we’ve established, then we undermine the very fabric of our society.

It’s time for accountability and a genuine commitment to upholding the principles upon which our nation was founded.

Anything less is a betrayal of our democracy and a testament to our collective hypocrisy.

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