Audit report on Constitution lacks merit, conceals challenges we face

We whine every too often on just about everything. It doesn’t prick our conscience when state mandarins obfuscate reality, perhaps finding citizenry too gullible. Many a times, I have no qualms about our usual noises; we have got used to it. After all, we shelve many of our controvertible arguments that end up invariably as a finding by some task force. But this week’s report on purported socio-economic audit of the Constitution was too much to take.

Their conclusion that Parliament and county assemblies were bloated, bicameral system is expensive, Kenyans are over-represented, our wage bill is high, etc. is a pedestrian argument, totally lacking in merit, and obviously a collection of the tired, populist views that camouflage the real challenges we face. It makes no attempt to examine factors besides monetary, that underpin the creation of these institutions, nor do they attempt to explain the implications of the casual recommendations. Give us a break!