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How MPs watered down constitutional reforms

Retired president Mwai Kibaki greets catholic faithfuls after attending mass at St Consolata cathedral in Nyeri, February 18, 2018. [Photo/ Mose Sammy/ Standard ]

A proposal to have a 13-member Senate consisting of eminent Kenyans including retired presidents was dropped in an amended draft constitution in 2010.

Had the proposal sailed through, retired presidents Daniel arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki would be sitting in the Senate.

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