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The Modular States of Kenya, perhaps
I have this brilliant idea. An idea that would, in one elegant swoop, solve our political difficulties, regardless of how many times our political chameleons change colour. It would render opportunistic crosstitutes (the majority of our MPs) superfluous. Raila would have no KANU to dump nor Ruto an ODM. Uhuru and Kalonzo would no longer be reluctant bedfellows. Eugene would only have to kick Mudavadi’s arse, or vice-versa, and Najib would finally have his day.
The new katiba got it wrong. It’s an excellent document, no doubt, but with one fatal flaw. It doesn’t take devolution far enough. All this fuss about ‘the ICC eating out of Raila’s hands’ and ‘go prove your innocence at the Hague’ is not about being County Governor. It’s about being President of the Republic. Therein lies the problem. I believe in tackling the root of the problem. We need, therefore, to uproot the Presidency. Indeed, the whole concept of the Republic.