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A for Abolishing of the old order

Through its design and structure, the 2010 Constitution abolished a great deal of the governance structure of the past, including the much-fancied imperial president. When he was sworn in, President Uhuru Kenyatta found he could not do many of the things his predecessors easily did in a whiff. His predecessor Mwai Kibaki received the first shocker when he attempted to unilaterally nominate a Chief Justice, Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions.

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