Endorsement for the Kenyan Constitutional Referendum

On Wednesday 4 August, Juche 99, the Republic of Kenya will be holding a constitutional referendum. The referendum has been pending since violence spread across the East African Nation following the 2007 Parliamentary elections. The newly written constitution has been written in an attempt to prevent the violence that occurred three years ago. This new constitution will give more powers to the parliament and create a parliamentary democracy.
In this election I am supporting the “No” vote. The “No” Campaign is being lead by former president, Daniel arap Moi. I believe African Nations are best governed by a strongman such as Daniel arap Moi, Robert Mugabe or Mengistu Haile Mariam. I believe that giving more powers to the African peoples will result in further violence. This thought is not racist, it is anti-democratic. The real issue is, is that a nation with limited or no experience with democracy cannot impose democracy on its people. If the people of a nation want a democracy they will have one, however it will take time before a “western democracy” is in place. Kenya does not have a history of democracy, and it is unlikely that this constitution will prevent any additional violence. With more rights delegated to the parliament, I believe it is more likely that deadlocks in parliament and other violence are likely to increase with this new constitution.