the week that matters

Countdown to Thursday afternoon vote starts today!

Thursday, alas, is 1st of April, aka April fools day.

No! foolering gobledegookingness!

Katiba ni sasa!

MPs must pass the constitution as it is.

WHY?

Because, honestly, we must realise that we will never get a constitution that fits every body's demand, a constitution that satisfies all.

Kenyans must understand that the reasons used today to defeat the constitution will be irrelevant tomorrow and that others will rise up to defeat any other future attempt.

if we delete clauses 2, 3 and 4 in the Article 26 and we delete all clauses referring to the Kadhi's court - to assuage some Christians - we will have to delete others...so far unknown... to assuage Muslims, pro-life campaigners and minorities.

if we create regions - to assuage the anger of some rift valley leaders and to please the coastal people - we will create village assemblies to assuage MY consternation (why can't the people of Mangwe, and all small isolated and unconnected villages legislate!).

That is the point, we will never see the end of this.

Those politicians saying that we have the opportunity to create a better constitution now should know that they define "better" from the viewpoint of the clause they want amended, not from my or your perspective.

let us learn humility, to accept that we have failed for 20yrs plus, and it would be a great boost to the morale of this country to succeed just this once.

and so April fools day beckons, may it be that some MPs - who have suggested amendments- will fool themselves by trying to cheat the world that they are the true nationalists.


this is the week that matters.