Let Coast leaders be sincere on land reform in push to change law

The BBI extravaganza was in Mombasa last weekend. It brought much needed revenue to the city with tourism on its deathbed and transport sector crippled thanks to the executive edict that granted SGR a monopoly on transporting goods. The media expected a showdown between the Jubilee factions but they were disappointed. By Monday it was business as usual with the William Ruto group announcing a programme of public meetings to promote its own agenda for reforming the country.

Be grateful for the conflict among the political elites, however, because if they were to find agreement on a rushed reform programme this country is doomed. When they discover consensus and shake hands it is almost always to their benefit and to the public’s detriment. At least now folk have breathing space to read the task force report if it ever gets published while civil society and the masses have an opportunity to ensure the powerful elites do not mutilate the 2010 Constitution like their forefathers.