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By Mzalendo Contributor - Moreen Majiwa
The promulgation of the new constitution is probably the coalition government’s greatest achievement. However actual implementation of the constitution, hasn’t all been plain sailing. The debate on how provisions of the constitution are to be realised seems to intensify at every stage implementation.
So far the negotiation on implementation of the constitution has occurred mostly between government organs e.g. parliament, the executive, commissions etc. Despite explicit constitutional provisions for public participation, the public has only been involved in a limited way in the constitution’s implementation.
That is part of the reason the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation (KNDR) Monitoring Project is so interesting. The project has surveyed 2000 Kenyans to find out their thoughts on constitutional implementation, electoral reforms, and the legacy of post election violence. The results of the survey have been released as part of a review report on the Progress in Implementation of the Constitution and Other reforms. The results of the survey are an interesting indicator of what everyday people think about the ongoing reforms.
Overall the survey finds the view of the public on the progress of constitutional implementation seems to be favourable, the report finds that the legal and institutional framework for implementation is in place and implementation is on track. The flip side is that the report also finds that though constitutional implementation is taking place, it is marked by legal and policy gaps, poor co-ordination between actors, vested interests, and poor drafting of legislation.
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