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Leaders shouldn’t kneel before the State to beg for government-funded projects

Old habits die hard; and particularly so with a certain brand of politics. It may not have dawned upon some Kenyans but it is actually true that we have a new Constitution that no longer leaves the people at the mercy of the government. Just read what the Constitution says right from the word go in Article One.

“(1) All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution.”

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