National Assembly Leader Aden Duale has announced that he agrees with the NCCK that there is need to review the Constitution for possible amendments.
Speaking at Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, he, however, differed with a proposal by the church leaders to create new positions within the Constitution
Mr Duale refuted suggestions by the clergy to add the post of a Prime Minister and two deputies.
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Mr Duale further maintained that Jubilee Parliamentarians would make it impossible for power to be shared with the Opposition.
Protestant churches had called for changes in the law to create a position of the official Opposition leader, as well as that of a Prime Minister and two deputies.
They suggested that the positions should be created through Parliament or a referendum to help promote inclusivity and ownership of the government.
NCCK Secretary-General Peter Karanja further called for a national dialogue between President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga to reduce ethnic tensions witnessed during the August 8 and October 26 election.
The cleric argued that the current law where the winner is allowed to take it all while the loser gets nothing is to blame for the do-or-die nature of the country’s politics.
Speaking to journalists in Nairobi, Canon Karanja maintained that the new positions will not only provide dignity for the Opposition but also make it effective in holding the government to account.
At the same press conference, Karanja stated that the Premier and the deputies will sit on the Cabinet and may answer questions in Parliament.
Currently, the Constitution allows a maximum of 22 Cabinet Secretary positions. An amendment to change the number can, however, be done through an Act of Parliament.
[caption caption="NCCK Secretary General Canon Karanja"]
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