Veteran politician Kalembe Ndile has weighed in on the prospect of a referendum that will alter Kenya's governance structure.
Speaking to members of the press Thursday, Mr Ndile called for the "burden" of electing a president be lifted from the shoulders of Kenyans and be placed on the shoulders of an electorate college comprised of elected leaders including governors, senators, MPs and MCAs.
He contended that the manner in which Kenyans elect their president was a source of post-election conflict and ethnic hatred.
"The president should be elected by the college and the college should have governors, MPs, MCAs. (President achaguliwe na college na hiyo college ikuwe na magovernors, MPs, MCAs), " Kalembe said.
A debate is ongoing on the issues that inform the referendum that has been publicly championed by veteran opposition and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga.
The reintroduction of a prime ministerial position has also been bandied around as a way of reducing the tensions that attend general elections.
Members of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) have been moving around the country in a bid to collect the views of Kenyans on the governance changes that they want to see.
About 1,600 people lost their lives in the 2007-2008 post-election violence with many more displaced and injured.