NASA coalition has promised sweeping changes if they rise to power come August.
This was revealed on Tuesday evening when the party launched its manifesto.According to the manifesto, the coalition intends to run a clean governance structure and to run a transparent government that will not tolerate cartels. In its 100 days in power, the NASA coalition promised to introduce numerous changes, including seeking constitutional changes on the presidency, scaling up allocations to counties, hiring more teachers and overhauling the electronic payment system for Government contracts to prevent fraud. The Coalition has also promised to sponsor constitutional amendments to provide for a hybrid executive system based on the Bomas of Kenya draft to replace the current system where the President is elected by a popular vote. "The convergence of corruption and trickle-down ideology gives rise to an economic model known as crony capitalism... NASA is not afraid of cartels," the coalition states. The manifesto further revealed that the coalition intends to discard the Jubilee administration’s laptop project, and build computer laboratories and libraries in schools.The coalition further promises to hire more teachers, in five years, adding that they will employ 20,000 teachers annually to bridge the current gap. In addition, NASA promises to increase money allocated to county governments by up to 45 percent. While launching their manifesto at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi, NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga, his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka and other principals Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetang'ula and Isaac Ruto promised Kenyans that they would deliver on their promises.The launch comes a day after the Jubilee party launched its manifesto, with only 40 days remaining to the polls.