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We should discard old ways now and let 2010 law reign

The 2010 Constitution gave Kenyans an opportunity to be represented at two levels: at county through MCAs, senators and governors, and nationally through members of the National Assembly and the Presidency, each with clearly stipulated roles.

From the surface, this is ideal. But its nature downplays the good picture in the following manner; we opted for a new method of governance but never divorced the first method. The old constitution stipulated representation at national level with weak municipal and provincial systems and members of the National Assembly to represent at the national level.

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