Dave Opiyo
9 November 2009
Nairobi — Kenya will have a parliamentary system of government if the proposed new constitution is adopted, the Nation has established.
Under the new system, the Committee of Experts has proposed in their draft constitution that the Prime Minister will be the head of government, a function currently held by the President.
The PM will enjoy all the powers as head of government and the President will retain the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces and the chair of the National Security Council.
Further, the President will be in charge of appointing the Cabinet, including the PM, Judges of the Superior Courts, and any other public officer whom the Constitution requires him to appoint.
Those to be appointed to the Cabinet may not necessarily be MPs but should qualify for election to Parliament.
The Prime Minister on the other hand shall direct and coordinate the work of the ministers and will prepare legislation to be presented before the House.
He shall preside over Cabinet meetings, to be held at least once a month.
Also, the PM will, on a regular basis, be required to keep the President updated "on the general conduct of the government," furnishing him with any information he requires.
"Any decision made by Cabinet shall not be implemented, unless it is signed by the PM," the experts have suggested.
The PM, according to the experts, in presenting the ministers for appointment, may include names of not more than 10 persons who are not necessarily MPs but are qualified for election to Parliament.
Such individuals will be required to possess skills or qualifications as are the relevant ministries to which they are proposed to be appointed.
"They must not have stood unsuccessfully for election to parliament at an election immediately preceding the presentation," says the draft.
However, the President will still be required to be elected to office by "direct adult suffrage" through a secret ballot.
The experts have proposed that the election of the Head of State be done on the Tuesday, immediately "preceding the 21 days before the expiration of the term of the current president."
Officials from the proposed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, will declare a winner of an election when a presidential candidate receives more than half of all the votes cast in an election and at least 25 per cent of votes cast in a majority of the regions.
If no candidate is elected, a fresh election will be held within 30 days of the previous election, says the draft.
On the other hand, the PM will be appointed by the President "within seven days following the summoning of the National Assembly after a General Election".
For one to qualify for this position, the individual should be the leader of the largest political party or coalition of parties represented therein.
But if the proposed leader is unable to command Parliament's confidence, an MP who is the leader of the second largest political party or coalition will be appointed to the position.
A person serving as the PM shall not hold office for not more than two terms.
The draft has also put a limit on the number of cabinet ministers required to run the government as opposed to the current constitution which has given the President a blank cheque in this regard.
"The Cabinet shall consist of not less than 15 and not more than 20 ministries," reads the draft constitution in part.
Currently, the grand coalition government consists of 42 cabinet ministers with more than 50 assistant ministers.
Indeed, the name assistant ministers will be dropped in favour of deputy ministers.
The draft also proposes that the secretary to the Cabinet be appointed by the President on the advice of the PM.
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Ethiopia : Japan & Ethiopia Sign Agreement For Water Development
QUESTIONS :
What’s In This For Japan ? What’s In This For Ethiopia ?
Will Ethiopia Be In Control Of Its Resources ?
Beware of the Global Organizations that want to control your everyday lives. In the
1970s America’s farmers made the mistake of taking welfare (subsidies, loans, etc..)
from their bankers. Now only a few farmers are left. Americans rarely grow their own
food. Africans can learn from the mistakes of others. Develop local coops between
growers, sellers and buyers. Never give up your sovereignty to anyone.
Jesus Christ said Take precautions against being deceived or trick. (paraphrased from
Matthew 24).
WHO WE ARE ON THE WORLD’S STAGE.
1) Each African country is like a separate neighborhood in the world community. And each African country is responsible for running their own neighborhood.
2) Each State within those African neighborhoods (countries) are like houses in their own African neighborhood (country). And each of these States within their unique African neighborhood is responsible for their house in their African neighborhood.
3) Each city within their unique African state’s House is like a family living in their area of their African state House.
4) Each individual person living in their city is a cell of the Body of Adam ; with a free will and a unique purpose that only that person can fulfill. The contest isn’t won by the fast or strong, but those who never quit will win. Those who take a chance to win, when they have the opportunity to win, will win !!! The contest isn’t won by the fast or strong, but those who never quit will win. Those who take a chance to win, when they have the opportunity to win, will win !!!
CONCLUSION
a) Each of us are responsible for our own lives.
b) Yet each of us are cells in the Body of Adam . Each of us cells are going through a stage of existence where we will either develop into fruitful cells that reproduce . Or we will become diseased cells that will feed on and corrupt the healthy part of the Body. That is why it’s important for us to also be team players ; for the Body’s sake. * When we pray we say OUR FATHER…. Not my Father…GIVE US..not give me.
c) Governments are like organs & systems of the body. Managing the teams of the Body. God the Creator of All is the Architect and Designer of All that is . He alone knows how to run the Government. Isaiah 9:6 “…The GOVERNMENT shall be on HIS (Jesus Christ) shoulders , not man .
d) Man has tried and tried to play God. The most famous instance was when Nimrod and all the inhabitants of the earth tried to build a tower (The Tower of Babylon) to Heaven – see Genesis 10. Africa is no stranger to being used to bring the world together as one. Remember “We Are The World “ ?
e) Governments are under God’s direction. We who are God’s children should follow his guidance. Any governments that exist today and / or movements should be under God’s guidance.
f) People maintain your freedom and don’t give them an inch , ever!!!! Don’t forget Achebe’s book "Things Fall Apart " .
• First the Pastors Came
• Then The Commissioners Came
• Then The Governor & The Troops Came And The People Paid These Outsiders
Taxes On Their Own Lands
• Next Many People Were Forced Off Their Lands ; While Persons Like Cecil Rhodes, (AND) Businesses like DeBeers got filthy rich from robbing us of our wealth.
• And all of these African Tragedies didn’t even mention the Slave Trade that has weakened Africa to this day.
g) Achebe’s book is at work again .
• The pastors of agricultural commodities are disguised as things like Private Enterprises. Many individual African countries may have Private Enterprises NOW.
• WHAT ARE THEIR FUTURE PLANS ?
• In Achebe’s book after the pastors , came the commissioners. The agricultural commodities commissioners could be the New Laws & Regulations designed to condition the people depend on others instead of their own God-given talent .
• The ultimate goal of evil is to trick righteous people into being evil. This is done by either fear, lust, or pride temptations. Evil attempts to get righteous people to get rid of their conscious. Some have sold their souls. Please pray for our leaders and each other.
* Zimbabwe: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ....CONTROLS !!! THE WATER
ZIMBABWE and other countries should control their own resources. One thing I like about President Mugabe is that he is not allowing that colonialism to continue in Zimbabwe.
1) Do you Africans remember people like Cecil Rhodes ?
Rhodesia was what Zimbabwe was called.
2) How about that bloody absentee demon-directed King Leopold II ?
" King Leopold's Ghost " (1998) Adam Hochschild - this book is very informative and enlightening about a wide spectrum of historical views of what the Congo and other oppressed lands are and have gone through.
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The draft constitution should be changed pertaining the issues of the selection of the prime minister.The prime minister should be directly elected by the public and not the members of parliament.In addition the president and the prime minister should have equal powers.
The error for imperial president is gone, this is the system which promoted dictatorship, impunity and corruption since independence but Kenyans has woken-up to oppose any form of such like systems and to support the devolved power system which is composed in the harmonized draft, i urge Kenyans to read and understand the whole document the same way i have done it and pass a positive verdict on it.
To all my fellow country men i.e Kenyaans I urge you all to wake up and stop listening to misleading utterances from our MPs who have really gone into tribal cocoons at their own benefit.The time is now for us to give ouselves a new constitution.Lets do not support our fellow MPs but vote for the new constitution which will end the 40yrs of impunity.No single leader will save Kenya except a good constitution which will ensure equal distribution of resources irrespective of your tribe.Kenya has become a countey of who do you know and what do you have.If your father was poor you become poorer no matter how hard you work.
DANIEL ODERO ODINYA JARAGENGNI.
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