Karua rejects any changes to the 2010 Constitution
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Azimio co-principle Martha Karua has openly declared her stand in any proposal to change the 2010 constitution
Azimio co-principle Martha Karua has openly declared her stand in any proposal to change the 2010 constitution.
As Kenya marks 13 years since the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has opposed any move to amend it.
In a statement on Sunday, August 27 via her X account (Twitter), Karua said that instead of trying to review the constitution, efforts should be directed toward its full implementation.
“If we truly desire positive social change, then we must faithfully implement the letter and spirit of the constitution beginning with our national values #Katiba@13.” Stated Karua.
Karua at the same time noted that amending the constitution will not change the mindset of leaders and that its implementors have failed Kenyans.
She further added that the biggest problem in Kenya is not in the constitution but solely lies with the integrity of individuals given the mandate and power to hold offices.
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“We have a great constitution which we have deliberately failed to faithfully implement but are always eager to amend. Institutions are as good as the people manning them, equally a constitution is as good as its implementers. No amount of amendments will cure moral infirmity,” Karua added.
Efforts to amend the 2010 constitution have been largely witnessed in the past, especially during the highly debated Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) whose proponents included former President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM party leader Raila Odinga who championed its amendment the common factor being inclusivity.
In August 2010, Kenya passed a new constitution after 20 years of attempts and a failed constitutional referendum in 2005.
It was officially promulgated on August 27 by then-President Mwai Kibaki following a popular vote on August 4, 2010.
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