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Kenya’s new constitution up by 67%
According to preliminary results, Kenya’s new constitution is likely to pass by an overwhelming score of 67%, despite rising questions around some misgivings. However, opponents to the new constitution have appealed for calm. David Koech, a member of parliament from the Rift Valley leading the ‘No’ camp’s, stated earlier that “We the ‘No’ camp earlier
made certain statements and made it very clear we are not happy with happenings in certain quarters, » Kenya is east Africa’s largest economy, but has endemic instability, and has witnessed violent riots during the 2008 controversial presidential elections, where more than 1,500 people died. The official results could be announced today or Friday by the independent electoral commission, but thousand of Kenyans already started to celebrate in the streets what is perceived by many as an opportunity to bring together the nation. Kenya’s largest newspaper, “The daily standard” was the first media to announce to victory of the “yes” camp, and said that the peaceful voting process marked “a new dawn” for the country. Furthermore, the paper stated that “The traditional mayhem that has preceded and accompanied successive general elections was a distant memory buried by the orderly queues yesterday». The new charter was conceived to balance political power among ethnic groups and end land distribution quarrels. Those problems were at the heart of violence that broke out in. It will replace the 1963 constitution dating to Kenya’s independence from Britain.