Today's Headlines
- Lessons and Implications of the Confirmation of Charges Against Kenya's 'Ocampo Four'
- Finance Minister Quits Over ICC Charges
- Shortage of HIV Test Kits Raises Concerns
- Living On the Edge in Turkana Region
- Ali Breaks Silence, Describes Delight At Acquittal
- Uhuru, Ruto Eligible for Presidency - CIC
- Tea Sector Posts Record Earnings in 2011
- Resettle IDPs, Urges Annan
- Uhuru, Muthaura Have Done the Right Thing
- All Displaced People Should Return Home
- Concern Raised As Parents Shun Schools in Poll Violence Hotspots
- Ruling On IEBC Hiring in February
- Country Working Towards Conditions Needed for Direct Flights to U.S.
- How ICC Claimed Kibaki's Lieutenants
- Geothermal Project to Receive Sh10 Billion Funding Boost
- Five Million to Get IDs Before Elections
- Speed Up Building Port
- Uhuru and Muthaura Did Well to Quit Posts
- A Full Plate Awaits Githae
- Clashes Continue in Moyale
- Baraza Case to Be Heard Monday
- Two Firms in Joint Venture to Drill for Oil Near Lodwar
- Exit Uhuru, Muthaura
- ICC Charges Hound Uhuru Out of Treasury
- Consumers Grow Despite Inflation
- Poor Relations Between Banks Blamed for Cash Shortages
- Fish Prices Up As Vegetable Supply Dwindles
- Consumers to Pay More for Milk and Bread As Prices Rise
- Kibaki Tasks Ex-Dar CJ to Lead Probe in Kenya
- Mombasa Port Cargo Congestion Forces Three-Month Fees Waiver
Elizabeth Mwabui
30 August 2010
opinion
Recently, Kenyans voted on a new constitution to replace the current one. With the majority voting yes.
As it is, the constitution in its current form has failed the Kenyan state as given the havoc that swept the nation in the December 2007 elections.
Many Kenyans agree that there is absolutely no desire in any quarters to find the country in the same predicament the country found itself in January of 2008, hence the country has found the political will to finally vote on comprehensive constitutional change.
The disruption of the normalcy of life, death and destruction that ensued affected the Kenyan national psyche which has always taken pride in the notion that this is a country immune to the political violence. This important vote couldn't have come at a better moment.
The squaring off of political risk in Kenya will have an immediate effect with promises of financial aid and foreign direct investment to come.
