Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has made a U-turn on the call for a referendum.
Kuria is now supporting constitutional changes to create the position of prime minister, official opposition leader and reduce the number of nominated MPs and MCAs.
The legislator has submitted a six-point proposal to the Building Bridges Task Force.
The MP now wants the executive expanded to allow for a more inclusive leadership.
He says under the 2010 Constitution, Kenyan’s presidential system is structured in a sharp pyramidical structure that comprises only two senior executive members at the top tier of leadership; the president and the deputy president.
My Presentation to the Building Bridges Initiative #KenyaTuitakayo https://t.co/jqD5zh9qz9
— Moses Kuria (@HonMoses_Kuria) January 18, 2019
“While this system may be ideal in a homogeneous society, it contributes to feelings of exclusion in diverse societies like Kenya where citizens still identify inclusion in leadership with members of their communities occupying space in the top tier of leadership,” the MP says.
He further states, “It is therefore critical that Kenya’s executive framework is expanded to allow for more inclusion. While such expansion cannot accommodate every aspect of Kenya’s diversity, it will, when coupled with a strong devolved government system, allow a leadership at the top that more effectively reflects the face of Kenya.”
Kuria wants each party presenting candidates in a presidential election to present a team of five candidates.