PLO Lumumba: We don’t need 47 counties; let’s amend the Constitution
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Agreed with Prof. We need a maximum of 10 (TEN) counties,
We don't need MCA'S
We don't need Women Reps
We don't need Senators
We should use the previous provinces to replace this blotted slots...
10 is top few. At least 30 Counties logically.
No MCA are a must. They are actually the most important representatives
P.L.O has been known to speak sense on matters politics, I am very proud of him.
who can listen to PLO whole day like me
prof lumumba is a mind that God blessed Africa with. He is astute.
The most honest, sober and patriotic Kenyan of all time,push it Prof ,we are behind you, God bless Kenya
Plo is the best teacher from whom people like our president Got his PhD on international relationship. Apart from learning from him we ought to try him in the highest office for him to drive these rich agendas
Spice fm thanks for bringing such leaders like PLO Lumumba who make sense on every word coming from his mouth.We have a jewel in professor. Keep telling them our brother and May God protect you🙏🏼
I respect and appreciate PLO Lumumba’s intellectualism, and also support this initiative of amending the constitution.
Hope the RUNNING MATE mess is on his mind. It’s something, a tribal oriented country like ours, does not need.
An eagle is a hunter and a ferocious one.
What the proverb means is that the power that you have today will not protect you when you lose the same.
It tells powerful people to think about tomorrow.
Can't Prof make it easy for us? Anyway I learn a lot when I listen to Professor Lumumba. Spice FM thanks for bringing such wonderful guests.
I agree with PLO we don’t need 47 county’s we don’t need nominated
I trust PLO. He's so HONORABLE 🎖 that everything he says earns my TRUST ❤
Earn trust too
...ehh...this chap defended election thieves in 2017....what justice or equity can this ""...reciter.."...know...compromised.....!!!...
If only mental liberation was common... i wholly agree with Prof. it requires the people to hold our leader accountable irrespective of ethnic lines.
i can listen to PLO whole day....a honorable man
me too
Hi kilo
Eric Latiff should have been a judge. He asks very tough questions, he made Prof contradict his own arguments several times.
Haven't listened yet. But Erick does his research well.
😂😂Judges don't ask questions. They listen and consider.
Eric is exactly where he ought to be. Putting fear of God in his guests to make then face themselves to help them say the truth.
On counties, the similar ones should be merged e.g. Kericho and Bomet should be merged and called Kericho-Bomet County. This will reduce the number of counties and cost of governors and senators. Opinion.
PLO is a guy who is known for his honesty and he is the most sober and intellectual but really talks sense
Someone tell pLO, CT, Eric,Latif na very honorable okiya omtata that the time to groom a new breed of young leaders has come.....what are we doing to develop future leaders?
Great leaders are both born and made
This man would be a brilliant president.
It's unfortunate we are stuck with people like ruto, raila, gachagua and the likes.
Tribalism is the problem and I'm so ashamed of this country
Very true Prof, that Malawian Proverb! When ppl get to understand it, then we'll succeed in life...Do/ live life thinking of your children's children.
"We must not think about problems being resolved in our lifetime." so succinct.
The hard reality of life.
Congratulations professor PLo. When will you go for president?
I love Professor Lumumba and may God continue to bless him. Spice FM is the greatest radio station in the world 🌐
If these presidents are failing to govern these smaller states,how are they going to manage the bigger ones?
The scholar I love to listen to the whole day,keep it up Pofessor, Africa needs you.
It's time for us to amend our constitution. I support Prof. We must restore sanity in this country.
PLO, A constitution without a constitutionalism means very little. "..Explain that please😂". CT, I like that part...made my day😂😂😂
A constitution is not static it needs change over time
That's basics year one semester one week 2-3 at any reputable law school! Should not be discussed by adults..Constitutionalism means the tenets of constitutional order , the rights ,the checks and balances , the separation of powers etc...the constitution is the document Or the form e it written or unwritten ...
@johnfelixnatala6777 we could tell you a lot of basic nonsense that you lawyers waste out time with daily...
Can we all agree that the new constitution has not benefited the ordinary mwananchi in any way. Devolution has only devolved corruption, tribalism, nepotism, etc.
Additionally, we are over represented. Lets reduce counties to the former provinces(8), abolish women representatives, reduce MCAs, reduces MPs, etc. This will lift the unnecessary burden of sustaining these people in office and redirect the funds to development.
"our cup of iniquity will one day be full"
The Creed is Greed mantra is classic.😂😂
Professor Lumumba a genius in advocacy for democracy
I have listened to Prof from South Africa very interesting. He is an orator of all cardinals.
Hi Guys thank you so much for this wisdom may our God give us a good leadership as God gives David to Israel
Yes, often Dr or Pr. PlO Lumumba is very high on the renaissance of a new constitution walking in our 47 countries on the sub-Saharan African continent.
Brilliant,he exposes what our problems are,in a very simple way
Always a good talk with PLO
Interesting, Zimbabwe going through same challenges, having a fairly progressive consitution, which is, however, not being respected in many respects. One big challenge is the lack of consitutionalism among the politicians and attacks on key freedoms.
For an extended duration, the institutions designated as the public overseers of all governmental operations have exhibited lamentable performance, occasionally descending to the level of collusion with politicians in the embezzlement or concealment of public funds, all while evading accountability. The inquiry posed by Eric Latiff resonates profoundly. Figures such as Prof consistently focus their attention on the transgressions of politicians without scrutinizing the root causes behind the emergence of such unscrupulous leaders within our nation. Notably, Former US President Trump is not being indicted because the American political establishment is committed to hold him answerable. He faced impeachment twice during his tenure, yet the proponents of impeachment could not muster the requisite numbers to oust him. Instead, it is the nation's institutions that have undertaken the task of bringing the former rogue president to justice. Prof ought to grasp the reality that politicians, much like any individuals bestowed with near-limitless authority, inherently tend towards corruption. It would be a futile endeavor to expend our energies crafting legislation aimed at fundamentally altering their inherent dispositions.
The pertinent question that merits our attention is why these institutions, whose sole mission is to scrutinize and maintain oversight over the government, persist in dereliction of their duties, all while drawing from the coffers of the taxpayers.
I used to have the same mentality as you, i thought Africa's problem was that our politicians have near-limitless power, its only later that i started questioning my believes and opinions that i realized actually we Africans are wired to be knowledge dependents of the white man that's why at best we can only be plagiarist of western ideology rather than having homegrown solutions., since the white man says its lack of limits everyone is rolling with it.
Look at East Asia, it has its own share of what you term as near-limitless power from former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, to South Korea's military dictator Chun Doo-hwan, to China's CCP regime currently headed by Xi Jinping, but you will never see the nonsense you see in Africa just look at South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal we have checks and limits in our constitution than any East Asian country but when it comes to practicality we are worse of.
Stop blaming the constitution, institutions and all this other things, we are only over-legalizing the fight against impunity and corruption, the problem is our culture, East Asian culture finds its inception from the Confucian culture which is very intolerant to impunity but African culture has been contaminated with western colonial systems and culture, impunity is everywhere from the politicians misusing the office, to the lowest civil servant collecting bribes, to false pastors in churches down to the lowest farmer adding water to sell more milk, what Africa needs is visionary leaders like Paul Kagame not tribal village idiots going around and bastardizing the word democracy and rule of law to legitimize themselves.
I can never get enough of listening to PLO he's just a smart person thats definate
Many agree, what was not discussed is the cost of change; financial, time, planning… which are key inhibitors and main cause to the procrastination soundness. Prof´s community should provide a solution especially in a society on economic life support.
We need to reduce the Counties from 47 to 10.
No.
@@felixdatche9278 actually back to 8 pronvinces 🤦47 county is a scam
I support the proposal to review our constitution. I think this review should be informed by two key consideration namely;
How do we ensure that the most eligible individuals have equal opportunity to represent us in elective offices. Currently, most eligible Kenyans would not even think of offering themselves to contest for political positions because of the massive odds involved. To start with the party nominations are shambolic, the financial resources involved are enormous and when you lose you lose everything. Those who win are forced to pledge allegiance not only to the voters but also their financiers and this is how conflict of interest kicks in. This is a riddle that needs to be resolved. The process of chosing our leaders ought to be thoroughly inclusive and meritorious. This way we are likely to get good leaders.
The second point that needs to inform constitution review is the need to reduce the economic burden currently imposed by the bulky structures of political representation at national and county levels. Let us substantially reduce the number of political seats and offices.
In conclusion, Kenyans need to recognize that we ail because of the quality of leadership we get. We need to design our constitution in a manner that we are likely to get leaders with capacity and will to deliver.
You are right but miss a few steps. We ail because are ignorant and we ail because we dont care. Solve that and all the other issues start to disappear slowly
Well said PLO that is the truth.
To remove ethnic mobilization in our presidential elections we must move to a pure parliamentary system of governance or have leader of government who is prime mister from majority party then elect president who is symbol of national unity.....tribalism rears its ugly head mostly during elections. Prime minister will then be accountable to the people through their elected leaders in parliament.
I agree with PLO on the issue of chapter 6. We have failed to adhere to what the writers of our constitution envisaged.
I also agree with him on the issue of counties. Raila himself had suggested we revert back to regions as counties and break up the large ones. We can not afford to increase county numbers remembering some cannot even pay their recurrent expenditure from their own revenues. We have also devolved corruption big time at the counties.
Gen Tonje designed military service and practiced constitutionalism by falling on his sword
I like that part naming and shaming. And the light touch on the media.
Media can't rise above themselves because they make sales
Oui, souvent le Dr ou le Pr. L'OLP Lumumba est très attachée à la renaissance d'une nouvelle constitution en marche dans nos 47 pays du continent africain subsaharien.
When prof PLO said we still have the luxury to discuss this I think of my own country which is in dying need of a constitutional amendment but it’s a taboo to even talk about it 😂😂😂
The counties should be merely 8, based on the former 8 provinces. Agree with the professor.
Ok, let the little birds keep bringing the little waters! Never tire, in spite of the hammers and tongs! This is a good discussion!
Professor Lumumba, my respects sir.
Ehh prof Kingereza miingi saana 😂😂 hauko class! Make it easy for us! 😂😂 i interact with kenyan constitution intimately wah 😂😂
Thank you Lumumba. I don't want to say more lest I spoil what u've said in the way u've said it.
Every time i am listening to PLO i always arm myself with my pen, notebook and dictionary,
Take care don't harm yourself,
@@batejerezadominic6805 hahahaahahah
@@batejerezadominic6805 errro is to human
Exactly 47 counties are bais.they can't get us where we want
I must watched Spice interview even after I missed out
Insightful thinking
I can listen to PLO everyday and anyday at anytime!
He is for a united states of Africa as well and I for one am in agreement with him!!!
I don't know how it will sound, but I think Prof.PLO Lumumba deserves to by a president even here is Kenya some day.
Why do we always run around from the elephant in the room which is financial management of county resources instead we waste resources amending the constitution while the real problem is misappropriation and waste of county funds, as a result counmty folks are denied the benefits of devolution.
The problem is not more offices it is the utilization of resources. What we need is an an amendment of the constitution embedding financial management of resources at the county. Put in systems and procedures on utilization of county funds. How funds are being utilized at the county. Thats where the problem is. We need new structures on county financial management and on source revenue collection.
We need a ward fund. Wards are the real grassroots and real devolution. As it is devolution stopped at county HQ. Wards need to receive their own funds as opposed to funds going to county HQ to be corrupted and wasted. We need a mechanism whereby counties are able to optimally collect their own source revenue. Ideally own source revenue would be able to pay for county operations and then the funds they get from govt go to development projects or at least 70% of funds go for development and 30% to feel in the gaps where county on source revenue is inadequate or to finance major projects.
Today counties are only supposed to meet development threshold of 30% of funds they get from govt; meaning 30% of funds coming to counties from the govt goes for development. can you imagine that. 70% supposedly goes to pay salaries and operational costs. The ideal situation should be the reverse. 70% of funds need to go for development and 30% for operational costs.
Thats why i say we can change the structures of the constitution day long till the cows come home but the people will not feel any difference just the bureacrats. Thats why we do not need to change the constitution we need embed a financial management structure into the constitution.
Resources equals representation anything else is hot air.
Impassioned value, respectand honour for anything that holds truth is the basis of constitutionalism. Guess where individuals start learning this? Home then neighborhood, then school and religious communities.
Wow! I would honestly love to hear more of your thoughts because I have always believed this and i know this is the way to make Kenya work but many people believe in the "government is the way" line. Do you write or have a blog or something?
Eric Latiff one of my favorite bright journalist tht put detailed direct questions that edge straight to the interview
I agree with him 1000%
Exactly! What we need is SERVICE DELIVERIES, not 47 governments/counties which wanjikus can't afford. In US, some Counties are bigger than Kenya. We have one continent "United Africa", and the countries as "COUNTIES".
Of course US counties are gona be bigger than ours. And we aren't the USA.
Can't we just force the politicians to implement the current Constitution rather than amend it? I fear that BBI is coming back......🤔
Prof PLO lumumba deserve to be our president…
In kenya some one can be in the prison and still run public office and continue stealing from the public
Drafter of the current constitution left too much to parliament to decide. They ended up mutilating it. You should abolish political parties. You should give the presidency to a different tribe every 5 yrs so each tribe has a shot at the presidency. If you want to end tribalism in Kenya, the govt should own all land. This will enable Kenyans to live wherever they want thereby getting rid of tribalism. In US as you people like to compare, land belongs to govt. One pays taxes on the land they live on or develop. If one does not pay taxes, govt takes back the land and gives it to whoever can afford to pay taxes on that land. This enables Americans to move from state to state as they wish.
I agree with you on most of the things you have said, however on the issue of ending tribalism by the govt owning all land i think you have it misplaced, tribalism is entrenched by the same govt you want to own all land, to end tribalism we must have a mechanism that ensure equal and equitable distribution of the national cake no matter who is or what tribe is occupying the presidency, take for instance what the CS transport was saying today about how he will oversee distribution of new roads in Kenya and supported in the same vein by the DP, to an extent of even quoting the bile, as if when tax is collected it's only done from the two tribes they come from, how do you think other tribes feel when they hear such kind of sentiments???? Equality and equity must be enhanced and be seen to be done. Secondly the judicial system has to wake up and work, and act promptly, if someone commits a crime there has to be immediate consequences,like the chicken gate scandal,how was it delt with in Europe, those who collaborated with Kenyans to commit the crime in Europe have finished their jail term,and have served as example to anyone who my think of commiting the same crime,in Kenya the case has never gotten to hearing!!!!! there is no way someone can go somewhere, buy a piece of land under willing buyer willing seller, a valid title is issued but when there is a slight political disagreement then you are told to move from your land, like for instance where i live it was open knowledge in 2007 the youth used to say before elections that wether Raila wins or not the people from the mountain must surrender their land, which they bought with their hard earned cash, and true to their word when the post election violence broke out that mission was achieved, to an extent some people were even burnt in church, since then who has been held accountable, who has the judiciary indicted?, How many people went back to thier property in the Rift?If anything some of the suspects are now senior leaders in govt, the judiciary MUST with urgency ensure anyone, your status not withstanding must be expeditiously punished when they break the law, to act as a deterrent for anyone who think they can brake the law by moving people from their rightful property in the name of their community, that way sanity will prevail,bila hiyo zii,and by the way prof is eloquent, informed BUT LACKS ACTION, who does he want to do this things he is talking about, all the time he complains but keeps supporting successive governments that are milking us dry, kindly dispute with facts
During the Berlin Conference of 1885 the euros took the over 2000 independent sheikhdoms, kingdoms and chiefdoms and reduced all of Afrika to the present 55 colonial slave states. None of the politicians never speaks on this but it an issue that will have to address eventually.
PLO is wise and well spoken
Great conversation,
Remember this saying: "he/she who does not go with tims, time will go with him or her"
Therefore, we must always be alive to the reality of what time asks of us or where we in time or what needs be done, in as much as the constitution is concerned.
Prof, i love pip of the Kenyan Flag in Afrika
CT. You know the Answer
Creed is Greed. And in Kenyan politics, y'all mix it with tribalism and nepotism. Thats like fishing with dynamite.
It will
Spice FM listen, When Prof Lumumba is in the hot seat you should allocate him two hours like you gave Gov Sakaja,
What about thousands of independent chiefdoms, sheikhdoms and kingdoms. It was during the Berlin Conference in 1884 that those thousands of independent entities were reduced to the present 55 neocolonies.
Professor PLO Lumumber.
The tormentors no longer torment us, he taught us how to torment ourselves……kitanda ukitandikacho kilalie
Why doesn't he want to be a leader. I would vote for him
I have gone through the comments and I frankly wonder why nobody is telling Prof. the truth. The fact that he has not explained his tangible proposals to amend the constitution. What exactly is he proposing? He is wasting our time with difficult English. Nothing substantial.
Our biggest challenge is the fight for the state by rich individuals who want power, but hide behind their ethnic groups. Today Gachagua speaks like every Kikuyu has a problem with Luo, when, frankly, we need each other. He has to speak that stupidly, otherwise he will not survive politically.
We must ask ourselves - from where does this desire to exclude others come? This desire to dehumanize others through police violence? From the massacre in 1969 to to the massacre in 2023. Lumumba does not feel bothered by these issues?
That some fellow calls himself president but congratulates police for maiming civilians - not a tone of sympathy. How did we become this cold and heartless? What is this madness? What are we really fighting over in this country? The people who plot and cheer up this state violence against civilians will pay a heavy price. It is my prayer every morning that the people who enabled this state violence pay dearly.
The one significant solution will be to have Kenya embrace regionalism - a federal structure where we have 13 regional governments, inclusive of Nairobi. The regions can handle day to day political affairs like education, health, roads, water, electricity, land etc while the national government can handle national issues like defense, currency and foreign policy. Of great importance will be the police and the courts - the regions should have their police units accountable to the regional government. Never again shall a hateful mob in police uniforms storm our homes, evict children and pump nine bullets into their backs, as sick people cheer them on. Never again shall the police protect Kalenjin militia as it lobs poisoned arrows and spears in Sondu and Jimo, and cross over to cause havoc, as happened in July and August 2023.
We demand partial autonomy for every region. Otherwise we will move full throttle, exercise our self determination rights, secede from the Kenyan state, and create a country conceived in liberty, where we are not dehumanized. We have nothing to lose by fighting for our liberty. Enough is enough.
Dear Prof. Lumumba, fix the issue, otherwise, one day there will be a violence that none of you will ever quell. Do not waste our time with cosmetic and nonsensical changes. Use your intellect, charisma, and persuasion to propose a game changer that will preserve the country and foster cohesion. We negotiated for our independence on the understanding that the 1963 constitution will have provision for regionalism. It is not too late to go back to that system.
The day we are fully done with the Kenyan state must never arrive. Because that is the day the Kenyan state will end as we know it currently. It is the leech that has sucked the blood of our children and showed us utmost contempt. It is in Kisumu where the life of a Luo child was snuffed off by the shield and boots procured by the corrupt hateful Kenyan state. And nothing happened. The day we wake up to fight this bloody system, we will send a strong message that will reverberate for centuries, and permanently put a stop to this injustice.
Tell the powers that be, that the collective bitterness of a people, brought by decades of political injustice, will swell and burst, with very serious consequences. And we avoid this potential violence by creating institutions that guarantee the partial autonomy for each region and ending this fight for the state once and for all.
We are peace loving citizens who want to live, work, study, trade anywhere. Nobody should ever desire to subjugate or rule another. Nobody should ever dream of suspending the constitution, and unleashing terrorists in Subarus to fire into the estates and spread terror. Because none of us is immune to a state of lawlessness and disorder. The law is here to make us better. The social contract is here to avoid the situation where human life is short and brutal, as Hobbes states in the Leviathan. If our state does not accord to us equal citizenship, if it does not treat all of us as shareholders, if it cannot guarantee liberty to everyone, then it better be fixed. And be fixed now. Yes, Our problems cannot all be fixed in our lifetime. But our tribal fight for the state will be fixed forever by devolving political power to each of the units that comprise Kenya.
"Recall with me the words of Isaiah:
"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary."
As we face the coming great challenge, we too, shall wait upon the Lord and ask that He renew our strength. Then shall we be equal to the test. Then we shall not be weary. Then we shall prevail."
Tinda.
If you listened carefully he mentioned his proposals, just not the same ones as you have made, which seems to be the problem that you have with him.
I gree with him (plo)
you know this cant happen the law makers are the one always breaking the law cause they know how it goes
Teddy,you are right .Our institutions fail us. Chepkati tried
this is true but times are different we have more resources to better our lives more rapidly now than the western countries had in 1900's.
This an asset successive governments have refused to utilize
Can the panel pls clarify the situation where you change / amend the constitution is changed to suit the system that is in place at that moment is it not unconstitutional
I have always said that democracy is not the best form of governance in developing countries based on the examples you gave. I don't think you can arrest 100 government officials without creating chaos.
Sikubeba dictionary yangu...😮😮ati serendipit...
We don`t need 47 counties indeed coz this counties constructed under the 2010 constitution are more corrupt ever, Imagine every 47 counties 47 governors 47 governors whom do nothing in the county. what this nation need is to amend the constitution and the amended constitution should reduce the number of government offices. Punguza mizigo bill is the only bill that can rescue this nation economically.
Punguza mzigo bill was one of the best bill. but BBI brought it down
The only way to change the economy of this nation is to reduce the number of offices where by the money used to fund all these useless offices can be redirected to the economy.
Exactly back to 8 pronvinces 🤦47 county is a scam
I agree we need the provinces back
I support a constitution without constitutionalism is not a constitution
There was a program on TV that used to bring politicians saying bla bla then it's digested and judged true or false it disappeared
How do you spell the name Ndu? I like this Nigerian lady and her contributions. However, i feel like her name is sometimes difficult even to the guests.
Hio kizungu bna I wish
The form of government prescribed by any subsequent Constitution should be based on timeless principles for Africa's/African's independence from anything or anyone. Subsequent writings should establish the formal and final causes of Africa and make possible the freedom that is the birthright of all Africans.
Wishful thinking. It will never happen. Once power is devolved. It’s game over. Trying to take power away from the Governors is nearly impossible.
This is the same argument Kwame Nkurumah had in the 1960s. He knew that once 54 republics were independent, the road to a United States of Africa would be a long and difficult one, and we will probably never get there.
Nobody wants to give up power for the common good!!
It’s every man and woman for himself / herself
Mambo matatu solve the problem
Serentipitus😢😢😢
Who else wish P.L.O Lumumba was adviser to the president
What's this Egypt?
I am shocked that they didn't ask him to tell us the meaning of 'serendipitous.' Anyway I have searched online; it means, 'occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.'
This is a very fruitful interaction : shaping up or simply shaping our Afrika