Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro says Kenya should change leadership model in case people are willing to witness upward trajectory in economic development.
In an interview with the Nation, the first time legislator said continued embracing of democracy would cost the country dearly, adding that to me has come for leaders to try benevolent dictatorship.
Mr Nyoro argues that countries like China, Singapore and South Korea have made tremendous progress due to authoritarianism, which he believes is the only solution to Kenya's problems.
"In poor countries, democracy is usually a cycle of handing over from a set of elites to another and the only beneficiaries of that democracy is the ruling class. Remember, there are three prerequisites to a modern state: A strong state, rule of law and accountability through democracy," said Nyoro.
"If you have democracy before a strong state, you will have a very weak democracy that borders on anarchy. Unfortunately, many African countries became a democracy before building a strong bureaucracy based on meritocracy. The only demerit of this model is that it's subjective and based on luck of getting the right person to be a benevolent dictator," he added.
The Kiharu MP admitted that ethnicity and corruption are major challenges in the country. He asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to be more ruthless when dealing with graft related issues.
Further, he said, the head of state should consider fixing economic policies in the country, some of which he says are obsolete and no longer helpful.
"He should start by crushing corruption from the source with more drastic actions (Nyoro recently sponsored a Bill in parliament which provided for the capital punishment of the corrupt).
"Then, he should take charge of the country’s economic policies, especially fiscal policies through being actively involved in making and implementing holistic policies that carry everyone along," observed Nyoro.
Recently, Nyoro was arrested for causing chaos in Church but the state failed to press charges against him. Ironically, he accused police of dictatorship, arguing that autocracy was unwelcome to Kenya.