National Resistance Movement (NRM-K) self-declared general Miguna Miguna on Wednesday agreed with Deputy President William Ruto's opposition towards the constitutional reforms calls.
Posting on his Facebook page, Miguna noted: "A referendum cannot solve a society's intractable problems. It won't eliminate tribalism, theft of public resources, extrajudicial killings, human rights abuses, disobedience of court orders, homelessness and joblessness.
"These will only be solved by visionary leaders of integrity through a complete restructuring of the State and implementation of far-reaching and radical pro-people policies in a grand scale. That cannot be done by deceptive dynastic privileged elites," the Canada-based barrister exclaimed.
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The outspoken leader further noted that the constitutional reforms called by the National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga, will not liberate Kenyans from the struggles they currently have.
Miguna also stated: "Kenyans had a referendum in 2005. Nothing much came out of it. In 2007, 2013 and 2017, election theft was INSTITUTIONALISED.
"Those who stole those elections will be fully in charge of the referendum in 2018/19 and they will STEAL the referendum, gerrymander the census and then kill Raila Odinga's supporters after the demos that will follow the plebiscite. Mark my word!" the harsh critic of the Jubilee administration asserted.
DP Ruto has in the past opposed calls for a referendum stating that the country cannot afford to carry out such an expensive affair just to satisfy the needs of some few individuals.
The NASA leader on Tuesday declared that for his agreement with President Uhuru Kenyatta to be fully implemented, a referendum on the Constitution is inevitable.
Addressing his ODM's National Executive Council (NEC) in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Odinga told his party members to be ready for a referendum.
"Addressing some of these issues may require changes to some of our laws and even amendments to the Constitution. When that time comes, we must be bold enough to pick up the challenges as a matter of duty to the nation," Raila told the NEC.
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