Preamble to the draft Kenyan Constitution

December 5, 2004 in Old Blog Posts by Mentalacrobatics | 2 comments

We, the people of Kenya

ACKNOWLEDGING the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation:

HONOURING those who heroically struggled to bring freedom and justice to our land:

PROUD of our ethnic, cultural and religious diversity and determined to live in peace and unity as one indivisible sovereign nation:

RESPECTFUL of the natural environment that is our heritage, and determined to sustain it for the benefit of future generations:

COMMITTED to nurturing and protecting the well-being of the individual, the family and the community:

RECOGNISING the aspirations of all Kenyans for a government based on the essential values of freedom, democracy, social justice and the rule of law:

EXERCISING our sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance of our country and having participated fully in the making of this Constitution:

ADOPT, enact and give this Constitution to ourselves and to our future generations.

GOD BLESS KENYA.

Preamble to the draft Kenyan Constitution

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May 23, 2005 at 11:54 am

HEZEKIAH N. KINYANJUI

HEZEKIAH N. KINYANJUI’s avatar

THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION DOES NOT ADDRESS THE IMPORTANT ISSUE OF WHO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COINING THE MONEY. KENYANS ARE INTERESTED IN ECONOMIC ISSUES NOT POLITICAL POSTS. THE OBVIOUS OMISSION OF THE ISSUE OF GOVERNING OF THE CENTRAL BANK IS SERIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST. WHY IS THE CENTRAL BANK A PARASTAL YET SOME GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF LESS IMPORTANTANCE ARE GUARDED IN A BIG WAY? COINING OF MONEY SHOULD BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARLIAMENT AND NOBODY ELSE. WHAT ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF WORLD BANK, IMF AND OTHER SO CALLED DONORS DOING IN THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE TREASURY. WE WANT THE NEW CONSTITUTION TO GIVE KENYANS FREEDOM NOT CONTINUED HIDDEN SLAVERY. BORROWING BY GOVERMENT MUST BE CONTROLLED BY PARLIAMENT.

August 25, 2005 at 11:52 am

Wabwire Norbert Omanyo

Wabwire Norbert Omanyo’s avatar

It is a better step taken. Though not perfect but we are now on a definate path to somewhere. We can now look back and see where we have come from, Read the Doc, Make an informed decission, on whether to go back to where we started from 10yrs back or proceed from our current position.

Remember opportunities like the one we find ourselves in today in Kenya, do not present themselves each day.

Let us be carefull and concious

N O Wabwire