Kenya’s president Mwat Kibaki signed a new constitution in to law on Friday 27th August, 2010. Kenya’s new constitution is part of a reform package that leaders committed themselves to after signing a power- sharing deal in February 2008. That deal ended violence that killed more than 1000 people following Kenya’s disputed December 2007 presidential vote.
Friday’s event comes after an overwhelming majority of Kenyan voters adopted the new constitution in an August 4 referendum. President Mwat Kibaki’s signature formally marks the end of a decade’s long struggle to cut down the massive powers of the presidency.The government and parliament now must implement the ambitious documents, a process expected to take up to five years, among other things, the formation of a supreme court and a senate. It also demands that to judiciary be vetted to rid it of corrupt or in competent judges and that parliament pass 49 new laws.
The country will still be ruled by an executive president.
Prof. John Kurakar
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