Constitutional expert Yash Pal Ghai has hit out at politicians, accusing them of constantly manipulating and mutilating the law for their own selfish gain. The Katiba Institute director said the mutilation of the country’s supreme law started immediately after Independence when the then Prime Minister, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, abolished the Constitution that was left by the colonialists. Since then, Ghai said, politicians have suppressed Kenyans, watered down good and promising drafts and frustrated efforts to have the country have a Constitution that guarantees equality, equity, and human rights. He said Kenya should adopt a pure parliamentary system and be fully a federal state. Ghai also condemned the selfish push by some politicians to amend the country’s supreme law to accommodate poll losers.

Source: The Star February 24, 2019 19:52 UTC