Kenya MPs opt to scrap prime minister position

Kenyan MPs have agreed to scrap the position of prime minister in a draft constitution being drawn up as part of a power-sharing deal.

The role was created following post-election riots in 2007 to allow coalition partners to share power.
But analysts say the hybrid system - with a president and prime minister at the helm - has proved unwieldy.
Instead a parliamentary committee has opted for parliamentary checks on the president and to devolve government.
Following Kenya's general elections in December 2007 there were bloody riots across Kenya between supporters of President Mwai Kibaki and his rival, the current Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The violence left 1,300 people dead and 300,000 homeless.
As part of of a power-sharing deal they signed to end the riots, the pair agreed to come up with a new constitution.
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