Governor Mutua wants Prime Minister position reintroduced

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua now wants the positions of Prime Minister and two deputy prime ministers to be re-introduced.

Speaking during the first day of his bench-marking tour of Kakamega County, Governor Mutua further said presidential candidates should also be allowed to vie for other seats to provide them with something to fall back to in case they fail to clinch the top seat.

“Kenyan politics is do-or-die, because when a leader fails to clinch a seat they become irrelevant. Let us expand our constitution, let us create more positions like Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and many others to accommodate various leaders so that it does not become do or die, ” said Mutua, who was flanked by his Kakamega counterpart Wycliffe Oparanya.

Dr. Mutua noted that the Kenyan system should emulate practices in countries such as the United States of America and England where “if you go for presidency and miss, you’re still in the government.”

“We therefore want that one can run for presidency and Senator at the same time, so that if you miss one you continue with the other,” he said.

Mutua and Governor Oparanya also vowed to cooperate and work together.

The Machakos County boss further urged leaders not to cling to power but instead pave way for a new crop of leaders.