By PETER MBURUMore by this AuthorMajority of Kenyans support push to amend the Constitution but do not want an expanded Executive, a new poll has revealed. “A majority of Kenyans supported the suggested amendments to the Constitution to scrap some elective positions such as woman representatives and senators. Similarly, a majority of Kenyans support the suggested amendments to the Constitution to reduce the number of counties, constituencies and wards,” said Mr Walter Nyabundi, Infotrak’s research manager. According to the poll released on Sunday, 62 percent of Kenyans want the position of woman representatives scrapped, 59 percent support scrapping the position of senators, while 51 and 50 percent of Kenyans want the number of counties, constituencies and wards reduced. The poll also showed Kenyans are not happy with the August elections, with majority of them suggesting poll date be shifted to December.
Source: Daily Nation March 24, 2019 13:30 UTC