National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale now says he in support of a referendum that will create a Parliamentary system of governance.
Duale argues that it is only a Parliamentary system of governance that can cure the perennial political conflicts witnessed after every Presidential election.
Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale Aden appeared to have changed his tune in the ongoing referendum debate.
The Garissa Township MP now saying he will support the creation of the office of a Prime Minister and a strong Opposition leader who will sit in both houses of Parliament.
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Duale’s latest sentiments are a departure from his earlier stance that those agitating for the creation of a Parliamentary system of governance were out to scuttle William Ruto’s march to the Presidency.
Elsewhere, Deputy President William Ruto has called on pastoralist communities to shun retrogressive cultural practices such as Female Genital Mutilation.
Ruto warned that the government will not relent in its efforts to ensure total eradication of the practice, even as he urged communities to prioritize the education of girls and women empowerment.
Finally, a section of the Muslim clergy have called on Governors implicated in graft to step aside until cases facing them are heard and determined.
The group says that if left unchecked, corruption will continue to stifle development in the counties.