Those proposing its abolition have little or no understanding of the devolved system of governance spelled out in the Constitution and attendant legislation. The framers of the Constitution were not wrong in creating the Senate as a protector of the devolved system of government. Before 1964 Kenya had a decentralised form of government but when the Senate was abolished, the decentralised units too were dissolved. In the 2010 Constitution Kenyans reintroduced devolved units of governance, the counties. We cannot expose devolved units to their rivals, the National Assembly, therefore, tampering with the Senate is tampering with democracy.

Source: The Star September 20, 2018 03:22 UTC