The executive and legislature work in unison to enact laws to address pressing socio-economic issues. Historically, laws would include a clause stating that they would come into effect on a date appointed by the executive. However, recent enactments include a proviso to that clause, allowing different provisions of the same law to come into force on different dates.
While this flexibility helps the executive align the implementation with the readiness of the required machinery, it also provides a convenient excuse to delay the implementation indefinitely. This happens even when there is no political or public opposition to
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