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Uhuru and Raila seek to rewrite the ‘wrongs’ on powerful premier post

President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre), Deputy President William Ruto (left) and ODM leader Raila Odinga during the launch of Building Bridges Initiative report at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on November 27, 2019.  [File, Standard]

Some 55 years ago, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga used their political acumen to discard a parliamentary system of government in favour of a pure presidential system.

In a twist of fate, their sons President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are today championing for a return to a parliamentary system complete with a Prime Minister in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.

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