A couple of years ago, it seemed that South Africa had made a great success of its 1996 Constitution while Kenya was floundering with its 2010 Constitution. The South African constitution enjoyed enormous public and party support, while in Kenya a majority of politicians and clergy opposed the constitution, out of tune with the people who provided great support for the constitution. In South Africa the Constitution was on the whole respected and its provisions honoured. It would seem that the Kenyan Constitution places greater responsibility and load on the state and citizens than does the South African Constitution. The Kenya Constitution not only states principles and values but goes to considerable extent to try to ensure their implementation.

Source: The Star March 16, 2019 03:11 UTC