BY :Moses Kuria.
BBI Report will be released Next Week
- 290 Constituencies to be retained
- Nominated MPs to be increased from 12 to 162 to take care of highly populated constituencies
- President will be elected directly by the people to be Head of State and take charge of Internal Security, Defence and Foreign Affairs. He will have a Deputy President with roles defined in the constitution
- Prime Minister will be voted for by parliament and will appoint all other Ministers. He will have 2 Deputy Prime Ministers
- 50% of Ministers will come from parliament and the rest will be appointed outside parliament
- The First Runner Up in a Presidential Election will occupy the best office of the Official Leader of the Opposition. His running mate will be the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. They will have a state funded shadow cabinet
- Chief Justice will NOT be a member of the Judicial Service Commission
- Health and Agriculture functions will revert back to national governments
- IEBC Commissioners will be appointee by political parties
- Nairobi County will be abolished
- All monies to counties will be conditional grants from National Government to ensure devolved funds are spent for the intended purposes
- If you are charged you can not vie for public office
