Opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) is set to hold a convention before February 28th to deliberate and approve a raft of radical proposals aimed at changing the country’s leadership.
Among proposals made by the coalition’s People’s Assembly Organising Committee include pushing for introduction of rotational presidency and reinstatement of the prime minister position.
The idea of a rotational presidency is meant to bar Mt Kenya and Rift Valley regions, which have occupied the presidency since independence from taking the top seat in the near future and allow other communities to have a taste of leadership, thus enhancing national cohesion.
Also to be discussed in the inaugural convention that will bring together People’s Assembly representatives and install Raila Odinga as the People’s President is the idea of self-determination.
Speaking on Saturday during the funeral of Lenno Mbaga Mwambura at Bodoi in Kikambala, Kilifi County, Nasa co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka said the coalition will continue to push for electoral reforms.
“There is no turning back. We must make sure that not again will elections be stolen and people ruled by force. Our coalition is determined to slay the dragon of electoral injustice,” said Kalonzo.
The People’s Assembly Organising Committee is chaired by strategist David Ndii, other members include; Judy Sijeny, Hamida Kibwana, Mutakha Kangu, Oduor Ong’wen, Koitamet Olekina and Peter Mathuki.
“The Constitution leaves citizens free to decide how to exercise sovereignty directly. Our answer to this is the People’s Assembly,” Ndii said.
“The convention will inaugurate the national leadership that will support the People’s President in this most solemn of national duties. We may not necessarily want to call it a Cabinet, but they will be individuals that will guide the running of the assembly,” Dr Ndii added.
It’s also time for…
It’s also time for incorporating cities and counties to be run by committees to prevent busy buddies from controlling and wasting resources. If we have copied the U.S. in having devolved government, lets copy them all the way and incorporate everything. This will allow communities to control their own resources without interference. Those who are pushing for rotational presidency should test it in their regions and push for rotational governor first. Once they make it work, they can apply the same to the whole country. Who is the rotational People’s President. What has the People’s President done. Let him rotate that first for all to see before new maddness is introduced.
Mr Raila, thats not how…
Mr Raila, thats not how democracy works.Your proposal seems to suggest that every president is “tribal”first then president of Kenya second or third.Your suggestion merely perpetuates tribalism.So you want a tast of leadership because you are aluo,and its about time luos at the “cake”?
How will your system do away with rigging?A contention that has propelled you into firebrand opposition leader.
I refuse to accept the notion that a candidate from Mt Kenya,or Rift valley region cannot have the interest of all Kenyans.
Let the best candidate campaign in all the counties and tell the masses why he deserves the “big seat” and let wananchi decide.
Let me hear you talk of how to fix the puppoted broken IEBC.You cann’t keep on pingpoing on issues, mara session ,mara another election, mara uruhu resign,mara you dare jubilee to arrest you…I wouldn’t want a president who waffles like that.
They say Politics has no…
They say Politics has no permanent friends or enemies.Rotational presidency to my opinion might bring later more divisions among we Kenyans..The ROOT Cause of our problems is CORRUPTIONS..AND TRIBALISM IN Our institutions..how do we heal. Put in place Mechanisms to ensure any institution has a balanced staffing from accross our regions…tribe wise without compromising qualification revive Goverment Colleges and strictly adhere to balanced allocation to each region I Personally trained for free by our Kenyan Gvt 1995 in Meteorology IMTR Our class consisted Technically from all the regions 31 students Kilifi..Mombasa..Masai..Turkana..Kisii..Nyanza ..Central..Western..Riftvalley just to name a few ..if listening Kindly accord our generation this oppotunity in..Aviation..Mass communication..Catography..lands..Weights and measures..Meteorolgy..Kenya science..Teaching..Uhuru ..Ruto Revive those Government Colleges and you will Empower our Communites mostly from the less privileges Families..lets be honest to our self..bring closer your enermies if you are unable to dialogue..looks Kenyan we are 50 by 50 divided.
Nasa is headed for doom…
Nasa is headed for doom. There is no post of Prime Minister in our constitution and may require a referendum to create it which will be shot down by Jubilee. On the part of rotational presidency, that wont work coz mt. Kenya and the rift valley will not take it and they are infact the largest and second largest voting bloc and will vote it out. Check your numerical strength in both houses b4 yapping. H.E W S Ruto will b the 5th prezo. JP is geting stronger while NASA is weakening fast.coz they do not have any agenda for Kenyans. Wanapenda kuongea siasa kwa mazishi. ASSUME all the 43 tribes to produce a president who takes 2 terms that would summount to 430 years for all tribes to have tasted the presidency. it wont work.
This opposition is a bunch…
This opposition is a bunch of bongo Lala’s without a vision for the country but a vision for their leader. Kenyans have lots of problems but you fail to address them to force executive perform better. Kenyans could care less about servers and stolen elections. All they want is for their children to go to school, have good health care, lower cost of living esp basic commodities, fight corruption in judiciary etc. If this is what you fight for then they would be listening but now you sound like a broken record everyday.
Raila if you want to be…
Raila if you want to be president, build alliancies across the country. Make people love you not fear you. Shed that image of a godman and be human inspite of what your followers think about you. Teach your people to be self reliant and not to think you hold the key to solving all their problems. Tell less lies. Forget about this entitlement mentalily you have that Kenyans owe you the presidency for being detained by past administrations. My father among many others suffered, or even died in the REAL straggle. Finally, learn from your friend Morgan Shivangirai
So what is the point of…
So what is the point of having elections or political parties. According to your shallow thinking, all we need is a line-up.I guess, from number one to 43.. Now that kikuyu and kalenjin have had their chance, your idea is that they will have to wait for about 400 yrs for their turn or any other tribe after its done with their term. Well that doesn’t worry me, all am concerned about is; (1) How do we come up with the line-up? (2) How is that democracy, because basically people will be voting according to the lineup. RAO you are a comedian, lets assume that it is a Luo year being elected, are you saying no other tribe should run for office? That’s ridiculous. If you think your idea can work we should implement the same on education, where we should have equal number of each tribe in all courses regardless of who is qualified. Same with sports, let us have a year where Kamba, Luo,Kalenjin, Kikuyu,Maasai, Ameru,…etc represent us in soccer, marathon..etc, in a rotational manner. Same for political parties example Raila has been the leader for opposition for the longest. He has also been the ODM, NASA and NRM leader..why do you lead by example and let others lead? e.g.Wanjigi,Wakoli,…etc
Raila has no shame. In what…
Raila has no shame. In what country are you going to pick the leadership from one tribe by preventing the others from the same post. A recipe for warfare. Have you no shame. Foolish man with foolish ideas.
Fake Joshua and Watermelon…
Fake Joshua and Watermelon need to push for same sex marriage. And the after it passes the can get married since they have flower girls already.
I fully support fake Joshua…
I fully support fake Joshua on this one. Number 1 = Kikuyu, Kalenjin = 2, Meru = 3, Embu = 4, Turkana = 5, Masaai = 6, Luo = 43. Each micro nation should serve 10 yrs. Let see how fake Joshua react if Luo have to wait over 400 yrs to get a president
In case they succeed, we…
In case they succeed, we still need elections to determine 1) which tribe goes first and 2) which among the sons and daughters of the lucky tribe will lead. I hope Raila does not imagine that because he is a luo kingpin Kenyans cannot elect another luo other than him. And when it comes around to Kamba’s turn, I bet Kalooser will lose to Mutua. Nobody is leading Kenya without citizens having their input.