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Kenyan President William Ruto has urged legislators not to remove presidential terms limits from the country\u2019s constitution, dismissing comments by a legislator that there should be no such limits on a capable leader.<\/p>\n
He said this on Wednesday during a meeting with lawmakers of the governing United Democratic Alliance, during which he urged them to focus on laws that could improve the lives of Kenyans.<\/p>\n
Many Kenyans have been eager to hear Ruto\u2019s position since Salah Yakub, a UDA legislator made comments about tenure extension for the president last week.<\/p>\n
Saib had promised to sponsor a bill to that effect, saying the constitutionally permitted two five-year terms are limiting for governance.<\/p>\n
Opposition members said the lawmaker was testing the waters for the new president, who succeeded former President Uhuru Kenyatta after winning in the August polls and was inaugurated in September.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Ruto asked the legislators to stop \u201cpushing for selfish and self-serving legislation like changing the Constitution to remove term limits,\u201d according to local media outlets.<\/p>\n
The governing party\u2019s chairperson, Johnstone Muthama, denied there was a plan to amend the Constitution in favour of Ruto after heavy criticism from the opposition parties.<\/p>\n
Since the former British colony became independent in 1963, its democracy has evolved. For several years it was a de facto one-party state and then was officially a one-party state from 1982 until 1992, when multiparty democracy was adopted.<\/p>\n
Term limits on the presidency are widely considered sacrosanct, contributing to the view of Kenya as a beacon of stability in the East African region. A number of countries in the region have abolished presidential term limits, allowing leaders to stay in power for long periods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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