Opposition's NASA coalition principals have raised their voice following a controversial Bill by Tiaty MP William Kassait Kamket.
The Bill seeks to alter Kenya's governance structure by handing Parliament powers to elect a ceremonial one-term PM.
The Bill proposes the creation of the position of an executive prime minister as head of government, scrap the deputy president post and establish two deputy prime ministers.
It has elicited mixed reactions among various leaders, with the Jubilee MP saying Kenya has had election issues after the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution which the Bill will address.
"I think it is time we looked at the root cause of why elections have become so vicious and so bad to the extent that people are entertaining talk of secession while others are talking about swearing themselves in. There is a lot of discontent with the way the country is being run. Why? Because basically what we have is what can be described a ‘Ferrari presidency ‘. A Ferrari is a rally vehicle for two, without other passengers. This Bill intends to expand the dining table to cater for 10 people instead of being reserved for two, so to speak. Everybody will be happy and that is what every Kenyan wants," Kamket told a local daily during an interview.
On Tuesday, NASA principals Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula held a summit meeting where they deliberated on a number of issues.
They commented on the Bill, saying it could be Jubilee government's plot to "jump the gun" and further asked President Uhuru Kenyatta and his party to come clean on the Bill.
"...NASA continues to view the Bill being pushed by Jubilee leaning MP William Kassait Kamket to create a one term, seven-year president and an executive Prime Minister as head of government as a Jubilee plot to jump the gun. The Coalition, therefore, wants Jubilee to come clean on the Bill," the principals said in a joint statement after the meeting.
They also indicated that the Coalition would shortly convene a joint Parliamentary Group meeting to cement its position on several matters and particularly on the matter of electoral justice.
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