Ten-Point Roadmap Towards Enactment and Implementation of a New Democratic Constitution in Kenya, January-December 2008

Drafted by Tegi Obanda for the Coalition for Constitutional Reforms, Kenya (CCR-K) in December 2007

1. Establishment of a representative Citizens Assembly: Amendment of Section 47 (ties parliament’s and the president's hands - they cannot reject the draft after referendum); national discussion of contentious issues and reform process by March 31, 2008; and preliminary discussion goes up to June 30, 2008
2. Civic Education Workshops - To discuss the Bomas draft and bring up contentious issues (July 1-September 30, 2008)
3. Contentious issues drawn from Civic Education Workshops (July 1 - September 30, 2008)
4. Referendum Questions drawn from contentious issues (Oct 1-31, 2008)
5. Referendum on contentious issues only (November 18, 2008)
6. Final Constitution redraft based on referendum results (November 19-30, 2008)
7. Final copy presented to parliament (December 1, 2008)
8. Parliament automatically passes (enacts) the new constitution into law - has no power to discuss or reject (see stage 1 above), by December 1, 2008
9. President automatically assents to the new constitution - has no power to refuse to assent (see stage 1 above), by December 5, 2008
10. The new constitution replaces the old constitution, and is implemented immediately (as of December 12, 2008)