UDA moves to have the presidential term limit abolished
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UDA Senator renews talks to the presidential and gubernatorial term limit removed empower leaders at these two tiers of government
UDA Senator renews talks to the presidential and gubernatorial term limit removed empower leaders at these two tiers of government.
The talk of removing the presidential term limit has resurfaced again almost a year after William Ruto ascended to the presidency.
Senator John Kinyua of Laikipia has argued in favor of doing away with term restrictions for both the presidency and the governorship.
He argues that taking such action will enable those in charge of these two levels of government to successfully carry out their responsibilities to Kenyans.
The UDA legislator made these assertions on Tuesday, August 15, during the Devolution Conference 2023 happening in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
Speaking to the media, he emphasized that while other leaders might serve terms of five years, presidents and governors should ideally hold office for ten years.
“In terms of tangible performance or tangible development from a president and governor, it is a ten-year term,” the Laikipia Senator remarked.
He contended that a five-year term doesn’t provide a president with sufficient time to fully execute the agendas outlined in their manifestos.
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He made the observation that both presidents and governors frequently find themselves deviating from their primary responsibility of serving the public, forced to concentrate on re-election campaigns rather than fully focusing their efforts to the improvement of the voters.
However, the UDA legislator emphasized that a five-year term is appropriate for the other elective positions since it enables Kenyans to critically assess the effectiveness of their leaders.
Kinyua emphasized that the drafters of the constitution didn’t err by stipulating a five-year term for leaders. However, he advocated for an amendment specifically targeting the presidential and gubernatorial terms.
Article 142 of the Kenyan 2010 Constitution indicates that: (1) The President shall hold office for a term beginning on the date on which the President was sworn in, and ending when the person next elected President in accordance with Article 136 (2) (a) is sworn in.
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