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 Kenya rules out adopting new constitution within a year

Tue Jun 24, 5:23 PM ET

NAIROBI (AFP) – Kenya on Tuesday ruled out having a new constitution within a year, contrary to its pledge when a new coalition government came into power after deadly post-election violence

 Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Martha Karua said it was impossible to have a new charter within the time-frame although President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga made the pledge to Kenyans.

Lawmakers on March 18 passed into law the constitution of Kenya (amendment) bill, technically starting a countdown to the day the country will have re-written its constitution for the first time since independence in 1963.

“It is not practical to have a constitution within 12 months since the period of 12 months was supposed to run from the time the accord was passed,” Karua told parliament, referring a broader power-sharing accord.

Karua added that a constitutional referendum would take place after next year’s annual budget in June when it is allocating new funds.

Kibaki and Odinga repeated the pledge when they swore in their coalition cabinet on April 13, raising Kenyans’ hopes after waiting for nearly two decades.

A previous attempt to change the basic law failed in a 2005 referendum.

The current constitution, which fails to address political and economic disparities, was part of sticking points that fuelled Kenya’s post-election violence.

Odinga’s claims that Kibaki committed electoral fraud in the December 27 elections sparked an unprecedented cycle of protests, police raids, tribal clashes and revenge killings that left at least 1,500 people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.

Kenyans have long complained that the independence constitution is giving sweeping powers to the president.

Courtesy of:http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080624/world/kenya_politics_constitution

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forwarded by Judy Miriga

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— On Wed, 6/25/08, George Nyongesa <grnyongesa@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear All,
 
Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, the Prime Minister, Government of Kenya joins Kenyan public to issue a communiqu’e on Zimbabwe already tragic situation. You can access the forum resolutions at Bunge la Mwananchi website http://www.bulamwa.co.ke//index.php?option=com_news_portal&Itemid=38 and engage others in our online discussion forum.
 
George Nyongesa
Bunge la Mwananchi
www.bulamwa.co.ke
+254 720 451 235 

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From: George Nyongesa
Subject: Kenya speaks on Zimbabwe:Resolution and Communiqu’e
Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 4:31 PM

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George,
 
Excellent work!!!
 
Kudos!!!
 
Although the web page is not opening yet.  Paste the Parliament Debate on page as well.  Sana the Constitution and Budget.
 
Folks,
 
Martha Karua has a very dirty mouth – she needs a toothpaste and a brush – she is suspected to be facilitating undercover criminal enterprise, she is scared to face consequences of dissapearances of the Amnesty Youth from the jails. Could these missing Amnesty youths be victims of such undercover human organ sale thriving in the backyard of rich CABALs? there is looming suspecion scare that some money hungry personalities are creating chaos (using security personnel) in order to target innocent unsuspecting citizens for (slaughter catch) organ sale business which is fetching them millions. 

She must therefore, be told in plain unified mwanainchi voice of Kenyan Community (asiambukize kidonda bado lina uma lina uchungu).  Kibaki and Raila is saying the Constitution will be ready in a years time, and Martha is saying no. Mbai was killed because of the same constitution, he did when he already completed the drawing of the constitution, the referendum was  witnessed before election with the majority endorsing the same constitution draft. The constitution is ready, it does not need another referendum. These are delaying tactics.  Who does she think she is?  Kenya is bigger than her, Kenyans don’t want to witness another blood bath. 

With all the blessed eyes she has she does not need stethoscope to see expectations of the future the Kenya Mwanainchi want. She is only seeing ghosts. Pray for her people. Her statements shows she cares the least for human lives.  She says the Constitution be shelved until  supplimentary amendments in July next year, when in actual sense she knows without a pinch of doubt, the constitution is an issue of Serious National Concern. Who is she fooling? 

She is a stumbling block trying to “Counter the Revolution of peoples Power”. 

She is a “threat to Kenyas Social Stability to Justice, Human Rights and Good Governance”.  Kenyans Citizen have Power and a strong voice in this  10th Parliament business undertakings because it belongs to the “People” so people in the likes of Martha should not be left to continue extending a “Repressive Agenda” through coercive illegal means – and that is why she is delaying the “constitution”. 

Tell her and speak-up people. 

Tell and complain the Rt. PM Raila, is her boss.  He should make a ruling over her statement.  He has the powers now to make a firm decision with Kibaki. What they say is final.

Judy Miriga
USA

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Date:  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:  Judy Miriga
Subject:   Re: Kenya speaks on the CONSTITUTION Debate