Should government extend current term to rebuild economy after Covid-19

Former Nyamira County senator and National Liberal Party
(NLP) leader Kennedy Mong’are is mulling for extension of term of parliament by
two years to build the collapsed economy.

The senator said that at the state the country is now, it’s
unable to conduct free fair general elections 2022 and therefore need for
extension of political terms of office to 2022.

To achieve this, the vocal leader hinted on the need for the
government to form a broader national coalition that will comprise all the
political parties so that the country can fight the coronavirus pandemic and
build the collapsing economy together.

“As things stand now, the economy of Kenya is in a bad
shape, it has collapsed and this can’t allow the Country to conduct elections
in 2022.

The corona virus pandemic has stalled everything and by the
time we recover from this disease, we will not be having a stable economy.

Hospitality and agriculture which are the major income
earners are now at their worst ever, how do one even think of an election
without an economy?” posed Mong’are.

On the formation of a broader coalition government, Mong’are
said, “The bigger coalition will fight the pandemic and resuscitate the
economy, fighting corruption by ensuring smooth transition thereafter.”

The NLP leader who has since retreated to practice of law in
Nairobi city proposes that the employees in the new formation of government be
put on allowances and not salaries and only be fully covered by the health
insurance covers.

“We are looking into reviving the economy and so any
political appointee and a part from the legislatures should be ready to work on
allowances so as a lot of unnecessary spending will be cut”, added Mong’are.

Mong’are also proposed for the merger of the office of the
director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and directorate of criminal
investigations (DCI) to form a strong team that will deal with corruption in
the country.

He said the recent public ‘fights’ between the two offices
was dangerous to the fight against corruption.