Law to eject rogue leaders a big step in quest for integrity

Chapter Six of the Kenya Constitution 2010, which talks about leadership and integrity, is among the most violated in the country today. While it outlines how public office holders are to behave in public and in private, legislators have breached it with impunity. Though a few of them have appeared in court, more stringent laws are required to ensure leaders behave with decorum and uphold the dignity of their offices.

The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution wants a law to remove Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), including Members of Parliament from office if found to have violated Chapter Six. Also mooted is a law that would stop MCAs from removing governors from office on whimsical grounds.