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Amend Order of Precedence Act to dismantle a 'colonial mindset'

In the heart of our 2010 Constitution lies a radical promise: “All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya.” These words, enshrined in Article 1, mark a deliberate break from the colonial shackles of the 1963 Constitution, which positioned public officials as extensions of distant authority, lording over citizens as if they were subjects.

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