By JUSTUS WANGA More by this AuthorThe post-election violence of 2007/2008 will forever remain a blot on former President Mwai Kibaki’s legacy. Following the post-election violence, it became more urgent to institute reforms as world leaders made it clear to Nairobi that Kenya would not be allowed to plunge into chaos. The humiliating defeat forced Mr Kibaki dissolve the Cabinet, pushing the renegade ministers to the opposition. The government that was formed immediately after the violence of 2007 embarked on these reforms. “The 2010 Constitution specifically focused on addressing institutional reforms and providing resources for combating imbalances in development through devolution,” the don says.

Source: Daily Nation August 26, 2020 07:30 UTC