Constitution at 10: Economics must take centre stage

A man ferries goods at Mau Summit along the Nakuru–Eldoret Highway. Wanjiku is more interested in making ends meet than check politicians.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Ten years is a short time, but long enough to test a new Constitution. An earlier attempt to change the Constitution in 2005 had failed, leading to tension and post-election violence in 2007-08. 

The chaos catalysed the birth of the new Constitution; no wonder the 2010 document has been labelled the ceasefire document.