Rotational Presidency Bill

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

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It seeks to end the ethnicization of the Presidency of the last half century.  While an idea, I think the best way forward, given that history cannot be changed, is further autonomy from the center for the counties; the idea being to marginalize as much of the tribal national government from having a sway on day to day living as possible.

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Bill-on-rotational-presidency-due-in-Parliament/-/1064/3242024/-/q6xl7dz/-/index.html

[RV Pundit]

Federalism is only way out. Otherwise that law will not see the light of the day.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Federalism is only way out. Otherwise that law will not see the light of the day.

Yep.  You can't entrench ethnicity in the law as this bill seeks to do.  Federalism tackles the ethnic question without ethnicizing the law.

[Empedocles]

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Bill-on-rotational-presidency-due-in-Parliament/-/1064/3242024/-/q6xl7dz/-/index.html

Very silly law.

Understanding why ethnicity plays such a big role in our politics and tackling it would be a wee bit smarter.

[Kadudu]

That bill is going nowhere. It will be opposed by URP and TNA MPs.
The best way out is to strengthen the Majimbo system we adopted in the new constituition. Sadly the current govt is undermining devolution.
Why is the national Ministry of Health allocated more money than the budget the counties have for helth services although on paper health has been devlved to the counties?
I hope URP and TNA fallout latest 2022 and one of the parties will start singing the majimbo song.

[RV Pundit]

Majimbo is inevitable. I don't agree that Jubilee has undermined devolution. They've given them 300m out of last year 1.1B audited tax revenue. That is about 30%.Counties if they are serious can collect about 100B more from their own..including through hospitals. Counties still have serious capacity and structural issues...giving them more money or power is imprudent. After 10-20yrs I think this country will be ready for majimbo or federalism..for now...we have to continue building capacity,getting used to this and increasing more responsibilities to counties.

We have to do this responsibly and gradually.

That bill is going nowhere. It will be opposed by URP and TNA MPs.
The best way out is to strengthen the Majimbo system we adopted in the new constituition. Sadly the current govt is undermining devolution.
Why is the national Ministry of Health allocated more money than the budget the counties have for helth services although on paper health has been devlved to the counties?
I hope URP and TNA fallout latest 2022 and one of the parties will start singing the majimbo song.