Contrary to our analysis, the Orange team prevailed and reminded us of an earlier analysis in this blog where we said that the President was in a tails-I-win-heads-you-lose situation. In simpler language, as far as the referendum was concerned, he was in a win, win situation.
Had the bananas carried the day, the President would have been slightly less powerful but the important thing was that it gave the country the best chance to change things. Now that opportunity has been lost, and the President still retains his powers.
The constitutional review process is now legally over and the country will continue to be governed by an all-powerful presidency. One wonders what the Orange team are celebrating. All indications are that most of the Orange ministers will be sacked from the cabinet.
What next for the millions of Kenyans who voted against a constitution that presented them with the best chance of changing things? They were promised that the Orange team would get the Bomas draft passed. It will be interesting to see how exactly they get this done.
Especially when it is clear that future reforms will now be guided through the current constitution in which the President calls all the shots.
It was the view of this blog that the draft constitution offered the best chance to changes things in Kenya.
Nobody is talking about the billions on taxpayers funds that was squandered during the whole circus.
My hope is that we do not sink back into the frustrating Moi days of fighting an almost hopeless war against an all-powerful presidency.
Provisional results from the Electoral Commission of Kenya indicate that the Orange camp won 3.5 million votes and is ahead of the Yes or Banana camp by slightly over 1 million votes.
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