Former Nyeri Senator Mutahi Kagwe has admitted that the presidential system of governance is not the best thing for Kenya saying it has served more to divide the country than unite it.
As a result, Kagwe notes, the country is almost always sure of experiencing chaos in every electoral cycle.
"I certainly feel that the presidential system was not good for Kenya. In fact, it has played a role in dividing Kenya. History has taught us that in almost every other election, there are problems. And the economy suffers substantially causing poverty and suffering of people," Kagwe said on Wednesday during an interview on KTN News.
The former cabinet minister during retired President Mwai Kibaki's administration added that the same system had sired corruption and 'gangsterism' in the electoral process which he said have come to be equated with 'heroism'.
"When you want to change something you want to operate on the path of least resistance. If we are going to have a parliamentary system of government, a census is the main base. I am, however, worried about getting the exact number of Kenyans that we have because it will have an effect on resource allocation. As you know computers work on garbage in, garbage out basis," he stated.
Leaders in Mt Kenya have for a long time been vehemently opposed to the parliamentary system, arguing that the populous region would stand to be disenfranchised under this system.
Opposition Chief Raila Odinga has, however, been on the forefront pushing for a parliamentary system in Kenya saying that it is the only antidote to electoral fraud, ethnic exclusion in governance among other things.