Our woes aren’t constitutional but desire for hegemony

The debate on whether or not we should amend our 2010 Constitution is picking up fast. This was inevitable after the “hand-cheque” between Messrs Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta. Raila has never hidden his preference for a parliamentary system, for instance, and it is inconceivable that he could have donated some legitimacy to Mr Kenyatta absent some promises of amendments.

There is no doubt that we have one of the better constitutions in the world, founded on lessons from other countries, but especially from the errors of our past, and our long held desires for a fairer, less repressive, and more equitable Kenya.