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MUHTASARI 2018



 Unto the end of the year, referendum song stays on. This tune continues to accelerate,
it is likely that it will grow louder the more we near the next general election.
It is my personal view that changing the Kenyan constitution is a daring political mischief.
It will yield nothing for the citizenry.

Sad again that the two thirds gender rule remains untouched by our legislators.
There has been gross insincerity on the political front. There is a likelihood that
nothing much will happen regarding this issue any time soon.
The reluctance shown by parliament should signal the Judiciary to act decisively
should a petition regarding this matter come before it.

Four months ago we predicted the DR Congo confused elections.

President Kabila votes / BBC

It has come to pass. It just gives you head ache seeing a crisis develop
in such a predictable way and no interventions. Just as it happened
in Zim. the government is very likely to use excess force to subdue
persons who will protest the outcome.

The likely deterioration of  the South Sudan situation was also touched
 in this post. The West must accept responsibility for failures in Juba.
I do not think the secession was carried out  in a careful manner that
would safe guard the populations in a sustainable way.

Our trophy goes to Ethiopia for her new ways.
Prime Minister Abiy has disrupted politics at the Horn of Africa
in manner that history will forever remember him fondly for.
Ethiopia's parliament elected Sahle Zewde as President
in October. She is the first female president in the region.
With a wowan Chief Justice, Ethiopia has shown deliberate
steps towards modernizing its politics.
We can expect more from Addis.

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///////////  * To all  * ////////////
our readers: we wish you
prosperity and happy times in
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