The Harmonized draft constitution
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Dear Kenyans
Today the CoE launched our draft constitution. This has been a long battle for each and everyone of us and although we are not all on the same page I can almost feel the equal excitement. This is almost the first time in Kenya’s history that a committee has delivered on time and God knows we have had many of those so lets go out and make history.
However as we celebrate, there are two things i would like to add to the ongoing debate. first, i hope we dont get swallowed into the Banana-Orange saga of 2005. because if we do, then my fear is that we will never get a new constitution. the CoE has done a brilliant job, the only unresolved issue as expected is the powers between the PM and the President. did you really expect our politicians not to do what they do best? the truth of the matter is, if it was up to them we probably even wouldn’t be launching the draft today. so here is my preposition. to prevent what happened in 2005 from happening again, we must have two options to pick from (or even 3). let people vote for one of two drafts. in that way, Kenyans can finally have a new constitution. if we don’t get a new constitution just because Raila and Kibabki and the whole bunch of lunatics are stuck in the present and cant seem to see beyond their noses, then we might as well wait another 5 years or even longer.
Secondly, lets not fall into the tribal drama that has become a norm for us. in 2005, we all went out and voted for or against. But i really wonder how many of us really took time to read the documents, especially the Bomas draft . This time, let’s do it differently. So I ask you today, not to let the politicians hijack this process.
The world is watching .Lets give them a damn good show!!!
However as we celebrate, there are two things i would like to add to the ongoing debate. first, i hope we dont get swallowed into the Banana-Orange saga of 2005. because if we do, then my fear is that we will never get a new constitution. the CoE has done a brilliant job, the only unresolved issue as expected is the powers between the PM and the President. did you really expect our politicians not to do what they do best? the truth of the matter is, if it was up to them we probably even wouldn’t be launching the draft today. so here is my preposition. to prevent what happened in 2005 from happening again, we must have two options to pick from (or even 3). let people vote for one of two drafts. in that way, Kenyans can finally have a new constitution. if we don’t get a new constitution just because Raila and Kibabki and the whole bunch of lunatics are stuck in the present and cant seem to see beyond their noses, then we might as well wait another 5 years or even longer.
Secondly, lets not fall into the tribal drama that has become a norm for us. in 2005, we all went out and voted for or against. But i really wonder how many of us really took time to read the documents, especially the Bomas draft . This time, let’s do it differently. So I ask you today, not to let the politicians hijack this process.
The world is watching .Lets give them a damn good show!!!
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