[Kelvin Karani, Standard]As we head to what appears to be an inevitable referendum, we must also come to terms with the weaknesses of the BBI constitutional changes because they will inform future, inescapable, reforms. These are, the size and respective powers of both legislative houses, the gender question and the structure of the executive. While there should be no issue if the elected President garners a majority of the seats in the legislature, there can be a crisis of monumental proportions if the President is a minority legislature President. So yes, BBI is generally positive and will resolve some of our governance issues including equity in resource allocation. But reforms are a marathon and it is evident that we are only in the first few kilometers of a long run.

Source: Standard Digital March 05, 2021 20:55 UTC