In the interests of the Kenyan state, the President and the Chief Justice should work together guided by the principle of check and balances. The crafters of the State made the Executive precede the Judiciary and the legislature in the national pecking order. That rubber stamp mind-frame is in direct conflict with the president’s responsibility as the mandated custodian of Kenya’s national interests, security, and welfare. Kenyans should rise above technicalities and address the issue of whether the president should be a rubber stamp. Yash Pal Ghai, the Bomas constitutional craftsman should tell us why making the president a rubber stamp is good for the country.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 02:41 UTC