Why power sharing is the way forward for Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta (Centre) leaves with former PrimeMinister Mr Raila Odinga and Deputy President Mr.William Ruto the KICC on Tuesday, October 01, 2013, after attending Interdenominational prayers. [File, Standard]

The concept of sharing power has been a necessary feature to end the conflict, civil war, and disputes for decades. In the Lebanese civil war, there were more than 120,000 fatalities between 1975 and 1990, killed in the multi-sectarian dispute between Sunni and Shia Muslims, Christian and Druze populations. In 1989, a new constitution was drafted based on the principle of “mutual coexistence,” which allotted certain power and positions to each community. While there is still sectarianism in Lebanon, the agreement has held, and the country has regained stability after the war which caused so much devastation.