Let’s re-examine the Constitution to catalyse our devolution dream

It is not easy being a leader. Especially a leader in Kenya. If, as Shakespeare put it, “uneasy lies the head that wears [the] crown,” then in a country like Kenya where politics are guided by a new and untested Constitution, things can get particularly challenging.

I am no mechanic but I can tell you this much: If you assemble a car and insert in it parts from a multitude of manufacturers, it is bound to hiccup a bit. Overload it and then drive it up a steep hill and I guarantee you, it will cough up a good thick cloud of pollutants. I am writing this piece because I am a passenger in this vehicle – a bus belonging to the Kenya Parliament – and from my vantage point, it seems something is going amiss.