Pray ye, pray ye, take a moment to read an insightful article that explains why we must applaud
Ms Martha Karua, Mr Caroli Omondi and Mr Kathurima M’inoti.They ochestrated a master stroke that smoothed and hastened the review process, by the
deliberate omission of these four entities:1. The non-governmental bodies in Kenya at times do some decent advocacy jobs. The bottom line, however, is that they are only accountable to those who underwrite their budgets.
2. The Kenyan judiciary, historically, is an institution distrusted by ordinary Kenyans but loved by leaders.
3. The office of the Attorney-General wasn’t even trusted with the legal drafting of the Act. History has shown that the many debacles that befell the review process were subtly engineered or planted by the office.
4. Religious organisations and bodies in the mould of the colourful Bomas crowd were also deliberately omitted. This was to ensure that divisions are kept to the minimum.
Master Strokes article linkIt is universally acknowledged that constitution making during peace time is difficult. The players don’t see the urgency to make sacrifices that are necessary in constitutional making.