REVISITING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL SYSTEM

[horseguard]

A point system is good but I think the top 4 should go for elections so that the people can be the arbitrators. The presidency should be abolished for a Prime Ministerial role, who is junior in rank to the Head of State, and the Head of State should be a council of well respected religious leaders. This council should be non-partisan and the army, police,anti-corruption council, and other such bodies should come under it. The multiparty system should be abolished.

[Mwanakijiji]

@MBOMB

That idea sounds rational…Just to add to it, we do not need 47 counties (potential presidents) …scale the number down to 8 counties (original 8provinces)

47 counties are okay. 8 provinces would be to large and we would need smaller administrative areas like cities or towns

[Mwanakijiji]

@horseguard

A point system is good but I think the top 4 should go for elections so that the people can be the arbitrators. The presidency should be abolished for a Prime Ministerial role, who is junior in rank to the Head of State, and the Head of State should be a council of well respected religious leaders. This council should be non-partisan and the army, police,anti-corruption council, and other such bodies should come under it. The multiparty system should be abolished.

Where will we get well respected religious leaders in Kenya?

[mgesh]

@magazine

8 provinces can’t work, look at eastern province, you expect embu and samburu and all to accept a kamba governor? nyanza je? gusii and luos? what about kurias? rift valley je? maasais to be led by kalenjins? central rift je? we’re a tribal country that’s a fact…counties are here to stay, hata sahi kurias want their own county. , central and western provinces are the only near homogeneous provinces ,the rest itakuwa chaos tu.

For such a system, hata 47 candidates ni kidogo. We need more counties.

[Pomegranates]

@Mwanakijiji

Where will we get well respected religious leaders in Kenya?

They have the other posts to vie for i.e senate, MCA, etc. But Christianity normally ‘frowns upon’ religious leaders who ‘leave God’s work’ to venture into politics. Case in point Magaret Wanjiru and Pius Muiru

[Mzichi]

@Pomegranates

Given the irrational nature of some sub-human species called tribalists: who happen to be slightly behind the homo habilis in terms of brain development, there is need to revisit the voting system.

A point system would be extremely ideal where all governors become presidential candidates by default and the point system then evaluates their performance in different areas of governance. The top governor is then accordingly made president (for a 1 or 2 term max).

For the idea to work , more power and jurisdiction is necessary to the governorship in order to create broader areas of assessment and to provision for meaningful evaluations.

Otherwise, we will forever become victims to the poor decision-making of the dense tribalists and the majority of the population who are unwise.

That’s elitist thinking. Don’t circumvent the masses. People deserve the leaders they elect, good or bad.

If you can’t politic your way around locally, what hope is there for the country when you represent our interests as a minority in international waters?

[Pomegranates]

@Mzichi

That’s elitist thinking. Don’t circumvent the masses. People deserve the leaders they elect, good or bad.

If you can’t politic your way around locally, what hope is there for the country when you represent our interests as a minority in international waters?

Very wise remarks chief. Kudos

[Mwanakijiji]

@Pomegranates

They have the other posts to vie for i.e senate, MCA, etc. But Christianity normally ‘frowns upon’ religious leaders who ‘leave God’s work’ to venture into politics. Case in point Magaret Wanjiru and Pius Muiru

I am saying our religious leaders are not respectable they only care about themselves

[ChifuMbitika]

It can’t happen in a bonobo republic like Kenya

[horseguard]

Otunga was great, I would trust him before myself.
A group of experts can be appointed to do the looking.

@Mwanakijiji

Where will we get well respected religious leaders in Kenya?

[Mwanakijiji]

@horseguard

Otunga was great, I would trust him before myself.
A group of experts can be appointed to do the looking.

You would trust him to advice the nation on multiple issues that are outside his expertise?

[horseguard]

@Mwanakijiji

You would trust him to advice the nation on multiple issues that are outside his expertise?

There is a prime minister/govt etc to run things but how do you control a prime minister gone rogue? Or at times of crises when a decision of last resort is required.
The only thing that can unite people in this country above tribal allegiance is religion, so we use it.

[Mwanakijiji]

@horseguard

There is a prime minister/govt etc to run things but how do you control a prime minister gone rogue? Or at times of crises when a decision of last resort is required.
The only thing that can unite people in this country above tribal allegiance is religion, so we use it.

We dont have one religion in the country.
There is something called division of power. The executive shares power with parliament and judiciary

[horseguard]

@Mwanakijiji

We dont have one religion in the country.
There is something called division of power. The executive shares power with parliament and judiciary

lol, where have you been? Since 1963 it has never worked.

[Mwanakijiji]

@horseguard

lol, where have you been? Since 1963 it has never worked.

So giving powers to pastors will work?

[inzhener_otmetka]

@T.Vercetti

Who will be in charge of this points system because he will be Musandoed every few months?

He or she will also be the richest person in the country.

S/He will be a one person deep state…