The self-proclaimed opposition leader Ekuru Aukot has new proposals that see the country transformed. The radical radical proposals to amend the Constitution that will be presented to the IEBC on Thursday in what may send the country to an early referendum.
According to the proposals, the party wants 47 counties to be used as a single constituency for purposes of parliamentary election to both the Senate and National Assembly.
This means that the current 290 constituencies would be abolished.
Under the new proposal, each of the 47 constituencies will elect one man and one woman to the National Assembly bringing the total to 94 MPs.
This abolishes the women representative position.
However, there would be six nominated MPs –– three men and three women –– from special interest groups.
Each county would still elect a senator, according to the recommendation.
This proposition would see the current number of MPs slashed by nearly a third from 416 to 147.
It would also sort out the two-thirds gender principle that the country has been grappling with over the past ten years.
The amendments also seek to elevate Senate to be an Upper House with veto powers on the National Assembly.
In what will be music to the ears of governors, the party also proposes to increase county revenue share allocation to, at least, 35 per cent from the current 15 per cent.
In a similar proposal as Raila Odinga’s ODM Party, Aukot is also pushing for a one 7-year term presidency to end what he calls a “do or die culture of re-election”.
Aukot also wants the position of deputy governor abolished and governors allowed to appoint one of their executive officers as their principal assistants.
He argues that all deputy governors are redundant without any clear roles in the county.
The party also wants an all constitutional commission to comprise of not more than five part-time members who will be sitting on a necessity basis and shall only be paid a sitting allowance.