Ghai unites factions in push for constitutional overhaul
Constitutional lawyer Yash Pal Ghai (centre) is held by other activists during demonstrations in front of Parliament to show his dissatisfaction with Kenyan MPs to increase their pay and threat against SRC. Photo/DENISH OCHIENG
Through a Kanu initiative, a select committee was formed by the Eighth Parliament to review the Constitution, but other stakeholders felt that the process should be people-driven.
This culminated in the formation of the People’s Commission of Kenya (PCK), commonly known as the Ufungamano Initiative.
It was chaired by Dr Oki Ooko Ombaka.
The promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 was preceded by almost two decades of political drama and intrigues.
But the climax was in 2001, when Prof Yash Pal Ghai, the globally respected constitutional lawyer, was picked to lead the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC) that was created as a result of a merger between the government-led review team and that of religious and civil society known as the Ufungamano Initiative.
