Giving birth is an emergency for which the woman should not have been denied treatment, whether in a private or public hospital. In addition, unless the Inua Mama cards for allowing expectant mothers before and after the birth of their children until year five, to access free healthcare with their babies no longer exists, no mother should die giving life or give life on the roadside.
Yet, this is sadly not the only case of the extent to which our Constitution is being violated. Where did our humanity go? Why is our Constitution being violated with such impunity?
Finally, we have been watching how the US House of Representatives and later the Senate by a bipartisan vote spared the US from a catastrophic default on its $31.4 trillion debt. The bipartisan consensus-building process has been difficult but successful.
There is no reason why such an approach cannot be used in Kenya to address debts, rising cost of living, high commodities prices, and the Finance Bill, 2023 to ensure a win-win outcome.
It only requires both sides of the political divide to humble themselves, swallow their pride, curtail their egos, put Kenya's interests and Kenyans at the core of the discussion, and genuinely purpose to end their seemingly intractable differences.
These can be resolved easily through public participation in a genuine bipartisan process, in which comprehensive and permanent sustainable solutions can be identified and implemented.