Acting at the behest of the NASA coalition, Homa Bay Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma has submitted a Bill that proposes hiving off 40 of the 47 counties to form the so-called People’s Republic of Kenya. Curiously, and without reflecting on the full import of the Bill, IEBC has signalled readiness to carry out a referendum on the Bill if conditions under article 255-257 are complied with.

Land in Kenya remains a tinderbox ready to explode despite a decade of normative and institutional reforms. It is unsurprising therefore that just as in 2007, Raila Odinga, has again chosen to mobilise his political bastion around land grievances.

Whether in Kenya or in the United States, corrupt practices must be detected, prevented and deterred if an empowered citizenry is to emerge.