While posing a question at Chatham House London to the audience on whether the country is ready for the review of the constitution, the Deputy President said it is up to Kenyans to make that decision.
He said despite some challenges such as overlapping and duplication of functions, gains have been made since the promulgation of the constitution in 2010.
“It has placed emphasis on delivery, implementation and taken away the prerogative powers of the executive,” he noted.
Dr Ruto told the audience that the integration of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda into a single market had ushered in a new era where investors can freely move from the five-member bloc with limited restrictions.
Still while making a public lecture at Chatham House, Ruto proposed a parliamentary system of government that would have an executive President, a prime minister, and an official leader of opposition.
He proposed that the President should be elected directly by voters while the Prime Minister position would be given to the person with majority in Parliament.
The Presidential candidate who would garner the second-highest number of votes would serve as the Official Opposition Leader to check on the government.
The DP said he would push for the same model to be adopted in the developed counties where the counties would have leaders of official opposition.