Monday, August 9, 2010

Katiba Sasa backs new law

Written by Daniel Wanyahora
Monday, 09 August 2010 12:11

A campaign group under the National Civil Society Congress are calling on all sectors of the Kenyan society to shift their attention to of the new constitutional dispensation. Speaking during their weekly briefing, the group says that anyone trying to subvert the process should face the law and respect the will of the people...

They are further calling on law makers to implement the Constitution without making any amendments thereto, unless they provide a positive gain to the nation.

After the new supreme law obtained overwhelming support on August 4th, during the referendum, the debate has now turned to how the implementation process will be conducted, and the bone of contention revolves around what clauses will be amended.

The Katiba Sasa campaign has differed with opponents of the new law over negotiations, maintaining that the Constitution reflects the wishes of kenyans.

Section 255 of the proposed constitution states that a proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be enacted in accordance with articles 256 and 257, which state that a bill to amend the Constitution may be introduced in either the House of Parliament, or else be proposed by a petition signed by a minimum of one million registered voters. Going by the mood surrounding the referendum, the introduction of a Bill in Parliament is unlikely to bear fruit.

The Katiba Sasa campaign on its part proposes that the draft be implemented as it is, with amendments to be made only if the public deems it necessary, in instances, for example when they directly affect it -and not simply because law makers suggest them.

With only 20 days before the promulgation of the Constitution, slated to go hand in hand with the swearing-in ceremonies of the holders of Public Office, the public must continue to use the current document, as they wait for the new, and all of its promise for betterment.

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