CONSTITUTIONALISM, INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY AND THE 2017 PRESIDENTIAL BATTLE IN KENYA
Raila was among the key people that delivered a new constitutional dispensation in Kenya. Given change agents like Ruto are not available; we still have to beg Raila to finish the job. I mention Ruto, because apart from Raila, the other shrewd and passionate politician, I have seen, that could fit Raila’s shoes in Kenyan politics is Ruto. Someone has to tell Raila that we still need him; we may not necessarily need him as a president but he has to deliver constitutionalism and institutional integrity for posterity. When history is written, whether Raila was a president or not will be immaterial, what will matter most is the fight for political freedom and a democratic dispensation in Kenya. Additionally, his role in constitutional change in Kenya will always be highlighted. The general election year, 2017, is fast approaching and many will want to reduce 2017 politics to a battle for statehouse. The new constitution is supposed to have tilted power away from statehouse. Howeve