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How president and PM will share power
President Kibaki (left) and Prime Minister Raila Odinga (right) at a past event. Photo/JENNIFER MUIRURI
Posted Thursday, November 19 2009 at 22:00
In Summary
- One will be Head of State and the other Head of Government if new law is passed
“We resolved that MPs should be aggressively denied the chance to elect Kenya’s CEO,” said Ndaragua MP Elias Mbau who attended the meeting.
All wielders of executive authority should be elected by the people, the MPs said. They also said the draft law had created an “imperial prime minister.”
But they resolved to support the document even as they seek to review some of the sections of the new law.
Additional reporting by Emeka Gekara-mayaka
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Submitted by kahnjoPosted November 23, 2009 06:56 PM
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Submitted by kariste72
I am very encouraged by this draft. It will serve Kenyans well i believe. Careful thought needs to be given to some of the clauses though with regard to offices and office holders and the mechanisms for choosing them. The requirement that parliament 'nominate' one among them if they reject the president's appointment of a PM, for example, poses potential problems the word nominate should be instead be replaced with 'elect'.
Posted November 22, 2009 11:37 AM -
Submitted by njengah
We have had two centres of power since 2008 and we have ended up having the worst kind of governance since 2003. If we elect in-effectual presidents ,like kibaki, then we need a PM. Otherwise, we need only one strong executive president whose powers can be checked by an effective parliament governed by good laws. We need to make all MPs equal by stripping them off ministerial posts and have qualified PSs running ministries. Also lower the number of MPs to 150, and set a solid Parliament schedule not controlled by anyone, but by the law!
Posted November 22, 2009 09:52 AM -
Submitted by kameremwariri
this constitution is just working for the wealthy and healthy.where is it benefiting kenyans who get killed by the same government every day?i wount vote for this and ma fella kenyans.wake up
Posted November 22, 2009 04:49 AM -
Submitted by olegaita66
Nation should have an interactive forum we can debate this draft.Well,like I said,I think the best would be to have a universally elected President with powers reduced and an empowered Parliament.To reduce politicians' mischief,lets keep mps out of the cabinet,have them vetted b4 getting elected,lets have a system of throwing them out if they don't meet ppl's needs.That we'll separate the President from cronies and the ppl can hv more control over the politicians.
Posted November 22, 2009 04:26 AM
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For posts directed at either Mr Kibaki or Mr Raila,guys get over it!Kibaki will not be running i don't even think he cares how anyone votes for it.No one is gauranteed anything here because politics change like the seasons.Lets reason whether two centres of power and two houses is expanding democracy or enlarging government thereby having so many non-taxpayers and thieves!