Parliamentary System - The Better Option

It is time president Kibaki and primeparliamentary one. Because it will always be clear
minister-designate Raila Odinga, stoppedwhich party has the most members, the
constructing cottages of toothpicks for Kenya'slegislators should be feeling -in the posts of
political posterity.Premier and president.
By now it is apparent that among the organs ofParliamentary governance has been publicly
government, Kenyans trust, not the Judiciary, notproposed recently by, theimmediate former
the Executive, but only the Legislaturespeaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Francis Ole
(parliament).Kaparo and former Butere legislator Mr. Martin
Parliament is therefore the only reliable key thatShikuku among others.
can unlock the deadlock that has claimed overThe ugliness about the presidential system of
1,000 lives and displaced at least 500,000 personsgovernment in ourcountry now is that one single
since the December 27thdisputed presidential polls.tribe, aware that it is more populousthan all the
Parliamentary is the only viable and sustainableother over forty put together, can decide to go it
system of governance.aloneand manage to vote-in their tribal chief for
It does not require concessions or memorandumpresidency. Though such aperson shall have
of understanding andcannot fail when one partydemocratically won the elections, he will
feels like quitting.notrepresent the interests of the majority of
A negotiated solution to the current crisis that isKenyans as observed by the
embedded on shakyand irrelevant system ofBritish envoy a month of weeks ago.
governance is sure to shatter even before itisThe parliamentary governance shall satisfy a
completed.majority of Kenyansbecause parliamentarians do
The tenth parliament should now phase out therepresent different regions of ourcountry.
presidential system of government and install a