Repeated calls for extension of presidential term limit well choreographed

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One of the most consequential safeguards of Kenya's constitutional democracy is the entrenchment of presidential term limits in the Constitution. These limits, first introduced in the 1992 multiparty reforms, were remedies designed to prevent executive overreach, curb patronage, and ensure that citizens can regularly choose their leaders through free and fair elections.

An attempt at altering this particular core tenet of our governance system would trigger a referendum, inviting voters to make that decision directly at the ballot through universal suffrage.