Mudavadi Suggests Joint Referendum, 2027 Election
Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary, has stated that the 2027 general election will be held alongside a constitutional referendum.
Mudavadi stated that some of the constitutional issues that need to be addressed can be framed as referendum question(s) for Kenyans to vote on.
He stated that if properly designed under the present IEBC, this procedure is controllable and progressive.
“Kenyans should buy into this idea and we begin this discussion in 2026 ahead of the 2027 general election,” he added.
“If you can vote for six people on one ballot paper, I think we are now mature enough to include maybe two or three constitutional questions that can be dealt with so that we move forward.”
Prime CS Mudavadi proposes holding a constitutional referendum alongside the 2027 General Election.
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Mudavadi, who is also the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, stated that, like previous cases, such as the nullification of a Presidential election by Kenya’s Supreme Court, this will not only set a precedent in Africa, but a successful procedure will gain global recognition.
He was speaking during an end-of-year media interview at CHAMS Media in Nairobi on Tuesday.
He stated that the execution of the NADCO report could be a major focal point of this argument.
“For instance, the NADCO report. We are not hearing much about it but Parliament was tasked to resolve the issues in there,” Mudavadi stated.
“Now that there is too much back and forth, why can’t we take this to IEBC and they craft a question or two to be subjected to a constitutional referendum?”
“There were issues of inclusivity or lack of inclusivity being raised,” he noted.
“Perhaps when one wanted to talk about introducing it in the NADCO report, plus the issue of whether we need to have a substantive Prime Minister, this could be a time to resolve it through a referendum ballot.”
Mudavadi justified the concerns regarding logistical and fiscal repercussions, stating that the cost of the election will not vary significantly because the two exercises will take place simultaneously.
He stated that once the questions are well-crafted and the referendum ballot is available, Kenyans are mature and educated enough to vote for political leadership and cast their vote on a YES or NO question on the constitutional concerns to be addressed.
“I think this is the time. We have other issues like how to deal with the Constituency Development Fund,” noted Mudavadi.
“This matter has been a subject of back and forth between Parliament and the Courts, and we need to put it to rest and anchor it on our constitutional framework.”
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Mudavadi said an approach to have the general election and a referendum, if well managed, will yield greater results and save the taxpayer a lot of money.
Additionally, it will save the country time to focus on other critical issues, including development, job creation and turning around the economy at the expense of continuous politicking.
“First, we’ll solve issues that our parliament has been unable to resolve. Two, we will get a higher voter turnout,” he explained.
“And three, we will be moving the country away from constant bickering on an issue, to now moving to the next phase of implementing some of those critical issues.”
Mudavadi Suggests Joint Referendum, 2027 Election
