President Kenyatta Gives Another Hint at Referendum to Share Power

President Kenyatta has once again appeared to throw his weight behind calls for a referendum to introduce amendments to the Constitution.

Addressing mourners during the burial of former Youth Enterprise Development Fund boss Bruce Odhiambo in Kisumu, Kenyatta says there is a need to change the law in order to create a more inclusive government.

Kenyatta says the country must adopt a system where no one feels left out of government.

“Our politics must not be on the basis that some people win and others lose. We have to look at a way of in which we can remodel our politics so that we never have some Kenyans feel excluded when others are in government,” says Kenyatta who was accompanied by Opposition leader Raila Odinga.

He says forming an inclusive government is the only way the country can realize sustainable peace and development.

This is the second time President Uhuru has hinted at a referendum to alter the country government system after making similar sentiments in Kisumu last month.

“This politics where we are competing for others to join the government as we lock others out must come to an end.
We want competition that will ensure that every community in Kenya feels as part of the government,” Kenyatta said during a tour to the lakeside city, where he launched development projects.

Odinga has been the main proponent of a referendum to change the law while Deputy President William Ruto is one of those opposed to the push.