Our problems do not warrant a referendum

The year 2018 has been one of reflection for many reasons. Last year’s hotly contested and controversial general elections brought about political polarization and protests that almost paralyzed the economy.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga then reconciled culminating in the “handshake” that promised to resolve Kenya’s perennial problems such as ethnic antagonism, divisive political competition and the lack of a national ethos manifesting in endemic corruption through the Building Bridges Initiative.