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William Ruto's bid to change constitution might end in tears just like BBI

President William Ruto awards the leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community Dr Syedena Mufaddal Saifuddin at state house Nairobi on December 12, 2022. [PCS]

It will end in premium fatty oils, salts, and over 1,500 proteins, aka tears! Early this month, news broke that President William Ruto had written a memo to the speakers of the Senate and the National Assembly to consider an amendment to the Constitution to create the office of the official opposition leader, among other changes.

Why does our new president want to try the taste of 'null and void'? We can pardon the president only if he plans to 'handshake' Raila Odinga through a constitutional amendment. But the political heavens show that this is an intelligent move that might not work.

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