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Let’s not change laws to suit individuals

This week, it emerged that some politicians are proposing amendments to the Constitution to accommodate their hypothesized ethnic alliances. One of the proposals involves creation of a hybrid system of government out of the current one, with a strong President and a Prime Minister answerable to the President.

The plan also envisages a return of legislators to the Cabinet as ministers appointed by the President. In a sense, those floating the plan are re-litigating the discussions that preceded the 2010 adoption of the new katiba.

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