National Assembly majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah has said he will not support the proposal to increase term limits.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has tabled a Bill which seeks to extend terms of elected leaders from five to seven years.
In a statement on X, the Kikuyu legislator said the Bill will not see the light of day once it lands in the National Assembly.
“That Cherargei legislative proposal on term limits is dead on arrival, period. He should save his own time, that of other senators and tax payers’ money,” Ichung’wah said.
Currently, the constitution limits the term of the President to a maximum of two five-year terms.
But Cherargei wants to extend the limit to seven years via the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently undergoing public participation.
The proposal has elicited backlash from Kenyans and mixed reactions from a cross section of leaders across the country.
“The Bill proposes to amend Article 136 of the constitution, which provides for the election of the President, to increase the term of office of the President from five years to seven years,” the Bill states.
The Bill also seeks to amend sections 101, 177 and 180 of the constitution to extend the terms of MPs, Senators, MCAs and Governors to seven years.
It further seeks to amend Article 151 of the supreme law by inserting section 151(a) which proposes to create the office of the Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the President from amongst the members of Parliament.
“The Prime Minister shall be the leader of the largest party or coalition of parties in Parliament,” reads part of the Bill.
