Amendments to the Kenya Constitution eroding gains made so far

With the number of bills coming up in Parliament geared towards entrenching an all-powerful presidency, the country risks reverting to the old constitutional order. This will lay to waste all the effort, time and resources put in place in drafting a new constitution.

The journey to a new constitution took close to 20 years to bear fruit and the struggle was not without its pain and sorrow. Civil society and individuals bore the brunt of police brutality as they vociferously agitated for increased democratic space and the granting of individual freedoms.