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Kenya fated to federalism despite ruling class pressure

By Samuel Abonyo

The ruling class is instilling in Kenyans fear of chaos, bloodshed and disintegration if Kenya adopts a federal system of government. The ruling class says, as if it were an extremist supporter of Doctor Pangloss, of Voltaire’s Candide, that a centralised government is for us the best of all possible governments.

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