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Article Muchemi Wachira crisis following the December 2007political in Kenya ", foresight may have saved this country," published March 9, 2008 review Sunday Daily Nation is a testament to good constitution many are born of the crisis.

The article highlights a motion debate in Parliament in 1968 by Mr. Joseph Theuri, a Member of Parliament from Nyeri, Kenya. He had submitted a motion requesting the return of Prime Minister and the dismantling of power Presidential excessive. The motion was vehemently opposed by the government. Mr Theuri told Parliament may reject the proposal today, whatever time they will wait. Finally kiss.

But why do not countries achieve good constitutions that things get out of control with the death and destruction? First of all, humanity is not comfortable for any change, especially if the current situation remains satisfactory for them. In 1968, the Attorney General of Kenya, Charles Njonjo, supported by then Vice-President, Daniel Arap Moi has defended the status quo policy. Citing Article Theuri, Mr Moi said: "Today, across the country have confidence in our president. "As you know the person you are trying to seek to become prime minister is a good man? I have in no uncertain terms to reject this proposal outright. "

Other reasons why good constitutions are often born of the crisis are selfishness, arrogance, lack of listening, and if the desire. Selfishness is partly related to the desire to maintain the status quo and the desire to accumulate more and more. Arrogance is at stake due to many factors, including education, policy, prejudicial beliefs, ego and desire to be a matter of form.

There are attitudes to cultivate an atmosphere conflict and exacerbate an already hostile environment. Such attitudes nurtured "I do not care attitude" of the masses. And when there is nobody to care, to anarchy.

Selfishness, lack of listening to others, arrogance, ego and the desire to have a way to exclude the majority of stakeholders in formulating the country's politics, which makes the Constitution, legislation, governance and development. This also may mean that the power to refuse to write a new constitution. And if this situation continued for some time, the results can be destruction and death. Ironically, the voice of reason and conscience that people need each other often after businesses have lost so much. It's when they realize they need each other that we can simply write a constitution, is the infrastructure and scope for the benefit of all services.

For Kipsang Samwel.

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