President Uhuru Reacts to Calls for Re-introduction of Prime Minister Position
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reacted to the calls by the opposition and a section of members of clergy to amend the constitution and re-introduce the office of the Prime Minister and other posts.
Speaking on Thursday in Kirinyaga County, where he launched the Sh19 billion Thiba Dam project, the head of state described the debate as misplaced, saying it was inappropriate to change the Constitution only seven years after it was endorsed by a popular majority.
"Why are we talking about changing the constitution, only the other day we got this constitution and now you want to change it?," The President wondered.
Uhuru further said it was time to now put politics aside and work together to develop the country and invited the opposition to work with him.
“We cannot continue with politics endlessly, we cannot feed on politics. Wananchi have made their choice and now it’s time to join hands and develop our great nation,” said the President.
He added: “We cannot achieve development with divisive politics every day, I always tell people, five years is not too long, just let me develop the country in the next four years and on the fifth year you can start your politics and face William Ruto."
The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), members of the opposition and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua are among political players who have called for creation of the Prime Minister position and other posts to ensure inclusivity in the leadership of the country.
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What we need is educating…
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What we need is educating our politicians to understand that, when you vie for a position it's not guaranteed you will win, so we have to change the way we think about politics. By educating the politicians and the constituents, it might minimize the anxiety we go thru every 5 years when our candidate loses. We need to work together to develop our country, we should not allow politicians to divide us, at the end of the election day, we are still remain Kenyans, if a politician loses an election, it should be treated like failing to be hired after a job interview, the wananchi chooses the person they feel will be a good fit to them. We should not allow the politicians to make us feel that, we made a mistake on the choice of the candidate we chose. Often times a politician spends so much time putting the other person down and they forget that we want to elect them to represent us and their role if elected is speak on our behalf. Some do not even tell us what they are going to do for us and yet want us to elect them.
There are 42 tribes in Kenya…
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There are 42 tribes in Kenya.We can only have one president,one VP,one PM,-if the position is created.The afformentioned positions,are supposed to be filled with the best candidates in the country.If it so happens that they are from two tribes so what?So long as they deliver to all wananchi, its fine with me.That is so long as they are elected fair and square.
Yes the government has to be inclusive.Short of employing the"quarter system",I dont see all tribes being included in the running of the government.Simply because some tribes have more qualified persons than others.This will always be aproblem,till we stop seeing ourselves through the" tribal lens",but as Kenyans.
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