Is Kenya facing a Constitutional Crisis on the Kibaki Nominations Issue ?

Kenya faces a constitutional crisis after the president nominated individuals to top judicial, legal and financial posts without consulting his counterpart - PM Raila Odinga. This constitutional crisis and may be the beginning of the end in respect of the implementation of the reform agenda if not corrected and reversed. To further complicate the matter, President Kibaki rejected the Speaker of the House' - Kenneth Marende's ruling saying that that he will await the decision of the Constitutional Court. The President said he acted "within my constitutional mandate" in nominating the four individuals to the four justice and budget jobs. He said that the spirit of separation of powers among the three arms of government "on this important constitutional issue ought to have been respected". "The interpretation of the Constitution ought to have been left to the Judiciary," President Kibaki said. "In my actions as your President, I have at all times acted in accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of Kenya." He said the two House Committee on Justice and Finance had found that the nominations were constitutional. "None of the these two Parliamentary Committees returned a verdict that myself and the Prime Minister had acted unconstitutionality in relation to the nominations," he said. Let us hear your thoughts and some solutions to this and other issues that keep coming up. Phone: 323.927.2930 Skype: "kenyadiasporaradio." Comment on Facebook: via http://kenyadiasporaradio.com