Raila Odinga has impeached the Constitution

MK254 · 2014-06-19T13:59:09+00:00

If there is one truth I have learnt while observing the perennial tumult of our democratic discourse, it must be the utter futility of warning certain politicians against eating their cake and having it. One might as well bay for the moon or whistle at a whirlwind. One of Raila Odingas key propositions in the ill-fated CORD campaign was that he was the candidate whose presidency would see through the implementation of the Constitution in full. It was a fervently held Cord dictum, never mind that Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, famously known for flip-flopping, was a principal of the coalition. Today, Mr Odinga has executed a most astounding about-turn, and become the Constitutions chief antagonist by a long mile. Initially, his assault on IEBC seemed to be understandable, even if not statesmanlike bitterness at losing the election. Before long, he was going at the Judiciary hammer and tongs, even calling the Supreme court korti bandia (bogus court). To bring it all home, he lumped the IEBC, NIS, Supreme Court and KDF in a most delirious conspiracy theory. See also: Raila criticises President, calls for arrest of those behind Lamu killings Mr Odinga was not done. He recently stated that he prefers the country to revert to a Parliamentary system of governance. As he warmed up to this absurd proposition, he went further and declared that indeed, he has never been in favour of the current presidential system, which he blamed on Deputy President William Ruto and Hon Martha Karua. Apparently, they run him over at Naivasha. And that he devoutly supported the draft at the referendum because everything else in it was great and, besides, there was devolution. A painful contortion, and a most pedestrian, baby-with-the-bath-water fib, if I ever saw one. Mr Odingas latest outrage went largely unremarked. At a live TV interview, he said that the dialogue he is demanding cannot take place under the aegis of the present legislative framework. To suit his needs, Parliament would have to be reconstituted into a constituent assembly for the momentous parley to happen. By discrediting IEBC and the Supreme Court, Mr Odinga aims to delegitimise the Presidency. But there is a little hitch there. Every Cord legislator, Governor and MCA has endorsed not just IEBC, but the outcome of the last General Election. Read more at: Standard Digital News - Kenya : Raila Odinga has impeached the Constitution

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Start date Jun 19, 2014

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