Economist Dr David Ndii now wants proposed constitutional amendments to be audited and approved by the Judiciary before they can be taken to the people. Speaking on Friday on Spice FM, Ndii (pictured) said it is high time the country created a process to guard against mischievous amendments laced with political expedience. Ndii warned that if a process is not created to audit the proposed amendments, Kenyans could end up with an imperial president and repugnant articles in the Constitution. “Essential and core features of the Constitution should be protected and immunized from the willy-nilly attempts to amend the Constitution,” she said. “Accordingly, an amendment to the Constitution cannot be made that had the effect of overthrowing or obliterating the Constitution itself.

Source: Standard Digital September 18, 2020 07:18 UTC