Media must keep its head on reforms

A more fitting encapsulation of the challenge we face in the search for a new constitution could not have been made than in Dr Nzamba Kitonga’s warning the enemies of reform will not make a frontal attack. The same had been largely true of other processes, for example the search for justice for those killed, maimed and disposessed in the early months of last year.

In constitutional reform, the head of the Committee of Experts has warned, "you will rarely find such a sincere enemy" as is willing to declare: "We do not need a new constitution". Or, he might have added: "It will suit our party/tribe to cheat Kenyans into accepting such and such a constitution." Instead, as we noted two weeks ago, we have feigned ideological gaps and political interference by those keen to limit the extent of reforms or to take credit for ‘victory’ on issues on which there is consensus.