The Supremacy of the Constitution is Non-Negotiable

The sanctity of our supreme law is once again under threat by the regime and its faithful handlers.

Just so it is not lost on us what the Constitution is. In 2010, the people of Kenya gave themselves a transformative Charter, a document widely regarded as one of the most progressive in the world.

Yet, fifteen years later, the tragedy of our nation is not that the Constitution has failed us, but that those entrusted with its care have deliberately refused to let it breathe.

The recent remarks by high-ranking officials, including Mr. Musalia Mudavadi, suggesting a need to alter or amend our Constitution is both political theatre and shameless disregard for a Constitution that holds the unfulfilled hopes of the people.

Let me be unequivocally clear: Kenya does not have a constitutional crisis. We have a crisis of implementation and a deficit of integrity.

Mr. Musalia claims we are in a "Constitutional Moment". Politicians often manufacture so-called constitutional moments when they wish to expand their powers or create seats for their friends. This is a fallacy.

The true constitutional moment is not the day we change the law, but the day we finally decide to obey it.

From the realization of the two-thirds gender rule to the full funding of the Judiciary and the protection of the Bill of Rights, the current administration has shown a blatant propensity to flout the law rather than fulfill it.

Kenyans do not want new articles or clauses; they want the 2010 Constitution to work for them as it was envisioned.

It is deeply ironic and legally problematic when individuals occupying offices not recognized by our Constitution presume to lecture Kenyans on constitutional “fixes."

A person holding an unconstitutional office has no moral or legal authority to dictate how we should amend our supreme law.

While politicians plot to expand the executive and create more offices, the average Kenyan is struggling to survive. Our people cannot afford basic food, quality healthcare, or school fees for their children.

To ask these same Kenyans to fund an expanded government through constitutional changes is not just tone-deaf; it is an affront to their dignity and insult to their intelligence.

We will not sit idly by while the foundation of our democracy is eroded for the sake of political convenience. I am today committing myself to lead the Ukatiba Movement.

This movement is founded on a singular, unwavering principle: Strict fidelity to the Constitution. Our mission is to protect Kenyans from being burdened with the costs of a bloated, illegal bureaucracy and to ensure that the power remains where it belongs - with the people.

We do not need a new Constitution. We need leaders who respect the one we already have.

Signed: David K. Maraga, 2027 Presidential Aspirant and UGM Party Leader.2027.