The issue is the cost and the high amendment threshold. Since the counties may not come into force immediately... (Based on the 5th Schedule), then any pretension at amendments before they are in place would be done in impunity and in an unconstitutional manner....

Common Sense and Logic, in my opinion, dictates that since it will be so hard AFTER 4th August.. let me take my chances now so that we lock in a good document that will preserve sanity in society...

I still maintain that those pressuring Kenyans to pass the draft then we amend it later are not being 100% sincere or are ignorant of the astronomical costs involved in time, human and financial resources...

Nanfor1-I didn't call them that, they did. And if there is any of them that genuinely has raised the presidential system as an issue, plse pt them out. Wasana na Rooter. Yake ni ya siasa na mpango ya kula pesa ya m0i

Kenyayetu-the long-winded way the No-ists of have saying not much will not work well when they are putting together the amendements. It also means the earlier they get started the better.

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Don't kid yourself, any amendments are not going to be easy to do. To carry out amendments:

1. You need to get at least 1 Million signatures of Registered voters.... this is no mean feat. They then have to be vetted by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission. This means that even if 1 signature is wrong, or there is s problem with that list the process can be derailed on a technicality. Article 257

2. It then has to be debated by ALL the county assemblies, and then if passed by a majority, it then goes to the AG for drafting into a bill to be presented to Parliament and the Senate. It can still be thrown out at this stage. This is a political stage in the process and any shenanigans can happen here. We know how corrupt and easily bought our leaders are.

3. Next it goes to Parliament (and the Senate) here it has to get a majority vote as well (curiously) from TWP THIRDS of the members (yet the quorum as stated in the draft is 14% and 22% for Lower house and Senate). Article 256-257

4. If it passes this stage it then has to go to a popular referendum IF it was an amendment to a protected clause (e.g. the Bill of Rights) Article 255.



Dear Kenyayetu;
This is so mis-informing of you.KINDLY READ CHAPTER 16 SECTIONS 255 THROUGH TO 257 ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BEFORE YOU COME WITH WHITE LIES!!

I really wish the NO-ists had stuck to this amendments task rather than shamelessly going around lying