Kenya to Begin Preliminary Debate on Changing of Constitution
- Electoral agency to submit draft bill to county assemblies
- Referendum sought to introduce seven-year presidential term
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Kenya’s county assemblies will begin debating proposed constitutional changes, a first in a series of steps to potentially overhaul the way the East African nation is governed.
The draft bill sponsored by the Thirdway Alliance Kenya Party, whose presidential aspirant in the 2017 elections got a tiny fraction of the votes, proposes a single seven-year term for the president. It also proposes a raft of measures aimed at reducing the cost of governance and a life sentence for those found guilty of stealing public funds.