Kenya – on the verge of semi-presidentialism? (3)

The Kenyan parliament met yesterday for the first time since the proposed peace deal between President Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.

According to the information I have come across, the situation is still fluid. The bills required to change the Constitution have not been published, though there is speculation that they might appear today. There is no time fixed for the debate about the constitutional changes, though, again, there is some indication that they may be debated next week.

In his speech to parliament, here, President Kibaki announced that there would be four bills, one of which was the bill to amend the constitution. In a separate speech to a parliamentary group meeting, here, President Kibaki confirmed the commitment to conclude the process of overall constitutional review within a year.

I will update with more details when I have them.

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