Kenya’s ruling party dismisses calls for constitutional amendments to create new posts
By Diana Rose Wairumbi
Kenya’s ruling Party has dismissed muted calls for the amendment of the Constitution to create new positions in the executive.
The Jubilee Party’s Secretary-General Raphael Tuju on Thursday said the proposal is not in line with what Kenyan voters want.
“These are issues that we are not concerned with as a party, as they do not reflect the will of the electorate. They are unimaginable and mere dreams by some of our leaders,” local Daily Nation quotes him.
“We will not put the country in a campaign mood just months after the elections. The calls are ill timed and we will not engage ourselves in such debates.”
He blasted political leaders fronting the amendments, saying they were doing so only for selfish gains.
Tuju said that the East African country’s economy was in a position to sustain additional political seats.
He called upon the leaders to rather shift their focus on development and creating on jobs for the young.
“Kenyans are tired of politics each and every day and those calling for a referendum are mistaken. It will be selfish to amend the law just to create seats for some few individuals,” he said.
Kenyan mediahave in the recent past reported calls by politicians for the creation of a powerful Prime Minister post and two deputies, and a scrapping of the vice president post.
The calls have also been dismissed by Deputy President William Ruto, who also called upon politicians to move away politics and deliver their pledges to Kenyans.
