Lobby wants to bar DP from taking over power

Linda Ugatuzi's Philip Alusiola, Dr Fred Ogola and Dennis Wendo address the press on December 13, 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

A group has proposed changes to the Constitution that, if adopted, would see the Deputy President barred from running for presidency immediately after his or her term as the president's principal assistant, ends.

Operation Linda Ugatuzi wants the DP allowed to run for president after the expiry of at least five years. The lobby leader Dr Fred Ogola says the move will allow the sitting deputy president to direct his energies on helping the Government of the day deliver on its manifesto without distractions from early campaigns.