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A 3 page paper discussing the 2005 failure of a draft constitution to pass in a national referendum. The draft constitution addressed several issues including women's roles in the government and economy, but many activists for women's rights claimed that the draft was not specific enough and contained the potential for extensive abuse. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSafrKenyaPol.rtf
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Kenya has operated for years is that which was put into place after Kenya gained its independence in 1963 (Kenyans reject new constitution, 2005). Though certainly constitutions can and
do persist much longer than less than a half century, neither is it unusual for guiding principles to be rethought and reworked after a number of years of independence.
Virtually everyone in Kenya agrees that changes need to be made to the constitution, but a recent referendum held to decide the fate of
the latest draft soundly rejected the draft as it exists (Kenyans reject new constitution, 2005). Much of the reason for the rejection can be traced to the lack of
clarity about how the draft constitution would enable the government to achieve requirements included in the draft. Women also were wary of the draft, even though it made concessions
to women that currently are not operable in Kenya. The Drafts Contents The draft constitution that was recently rejected by voters addressed several
issues current in Kenyan politics and conversation. They are: * Retain strong presidency that diminishes the prime ministers power; * Ban foreign land ownership; * Require that land distribution
be accomplished through a land commission; * Establish courts that operate on Christian and other non-Muslim religious principles (Muslim courts already exist); * Ban regional political parties; * Provide for
election of local officials; * Ban same-sex marriages; * Extend equal property inheritance rights to women; and * Ban abortion unless approved by parliament (Kenyans reject new constitution, 2005).
The draft also would "increase womens parliamentary representation by requiring lawmakers to set aside a certain number of seats for women, with the number
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