Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Reforms could see the return of powerful PM
The executive Prime Minister’s office, abolished on December 12, 1964 when Jomo Kenyatta became Kenya’s first President, is now inevitable if a political settlement out of the impasse is to be reached, The Standard has learnt. It is understood to be behind the inordinate delay in striking a deal because of its far-reaching political implications. Sources say it is also the reason for the unrelenting pressure by the international community backing power sharing “as it’s the most viable option in such an arrangement”. “We can make the amendments to make the fundamental changes in order to achieve a political settlement,” Mr Raila Odinga, the leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) said last night.
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