Courtesy of #KamasasaAmosEphraim COULD THIS END “THE TYRANNY OF NUMBERS” AND THE USE OF TRIBE AS A TOOL FOR POLITICAL MOBILIZATION? M4M ARGUMENT SIMPLIFIED (The Referendum) EVERY CONSTITUENCY WILL HAVE ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE. EVERY COUNTY WILL HAVE ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE. FOR EXAMPLE: NAIROBI COUNTY WITH 17 CONSTITUENCIES WILL HAVE 18 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES.ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE FOR EACHOF THE 17 CONSTITUENCIES & ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE FOR THE COUNTY MAKING THAT TOTAL OF 18 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES. NOW, IF THE CORD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WINS IN 10 CONSTITUENCIES IN NAIROBI COUNTY, HE GETS THE 10 ELECTORALCOLLEGE VOTES OF THOSE 10 CONSTITUENCIES.THE JUBILEE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL GET 7 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES OF THE REMAINING 7 CONSTITUENCIES THATHE WON IN. THE CORD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THEN GETS THE ONE NAIROBI COUNTY ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE BECAUSE HE WON IN A MAJORITY OF THE CONSTITUENCIES IN NAIROBI COUNTY. THE PRESIDENTIAL TALLY FOR NAIROBI COUNTY WOULD THEN BE; CORD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 11 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES & THE JUBILEE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 7 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES. THE SAME TAKES PLACE IN ALL THE 47 COUNTIES & THE PERSON WHO GETS THE HIGHER ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES TOTAL BECOMES THE PRESIDENT. THIS SYSTEM ELIMINATES RIGGING COMPLETELY. ITREMOVES THE INCENTIVE FOR THE STUFFING OF BALLOT BOXES & DOCTORING OF TALLY FORMS AS THE NUMBER OF VOTES CASTNOT WITHSTANDING, EACH CONSTITUENCY HAS JUST ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE. IT ELIMINATES THE TREND OF RIGGING AT BOMAS BECAUSE ALL THE VOTING & TALLYING IS DONE AT THE CONSTITUENCY & FINAL TALLY AT THE COUNTY. THIS SYSTEM ELIMINATES TRIBALISM COMPLETELY. FOR EXAMPLE IF FEW KIKUYUS IN A CONSTITUENCY IN GARRISA COUNTY DECIDE TO VOTE JUBILEEON TRIBAL GROUNDS & THE REST OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT CONSTITUENCY DECIDE TO VOTE CORD THEN THEIR VOTES WONT COUNT BECAUSE THE CHOICE OF THE MAJORITY IN THAT CONSTITUENCY PREVAILS & DETERMINESTO WHO THAT ONE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE OF THAT CONSTITUENCY GOES. THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS THE VOTE OF A TURKANA IN A TURKANA CONSTITUENCY TO COUNT JUST THE SAME AS THAT OF A KIKUYU IN A KIAMBU CONSTITUENCY AS BOTH THESE TWO CONSTITUENCIES HAVE ONE SINGLE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE. THIS SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE OF ANYONE SEEKING THEPRESIDENCY TO APPEAL TO DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES.THIS ENSURES THEY CAN NOTUSE THEIR TRIBE AS A MOBILIZATION TOOL. AND LEAVES ROOM FOR ISSUE BASED CAMPAIGNS & GOVERNANCE. twitter/paulsashalove
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:02:29 +0000
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