The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has accused the Executive of overstepping its constitutional powers by extending the tenure of outgoing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa by two months without parliamentary approval. “Bypassing parliament while the House was in recess undermines the doctrine of separation of powers and treats National Assembly decisions as secondary,” the statement says. He says bypassing parliament while it was in recess undermines the separation of powers and treats National Assembly decisions as secondary. Nashinge says decisions, search warrants, dockets and indictments authorised by a director general whose statutory term had expired could face legal challenges if the extension lacked explicit parliamentary approval. The party further argues there is no operational need for three people to simultaneously lead the commission.