Two MPs have rubbished a reported plot to extend the life of the 12th Parliament by one year, and termed it a recipe for political anarchy.
Lugari's Ayub Savula and his Lurambi counterpart Titus Khamala warned that those plotting to extend the parliamentary term were out to create trouble in the country.
"We will not allow this nonsense and Kenyans are watching," Savula said on the phone on Monday.
Savula said the late retired President Daniel Moi did not seek more time when his time ended and neither did his successor Mwai Kibaki when he promulgated the 2010 Constitution.
The country marks 10 years of the new Constitution this month.
"We are a developed democracy in Africa and we must lead by example. We don't want to join the league of crisis-ridden countries on the continent," he said.
The Standard on Sunday reported that talks were ongoing to introduce a transitional clause in the yet to be made public BBI report to hand President Uhuru Kenyatta a one-year extension to midwife the referendum and oversee its implementation.
Khamala said the country's leadership must uphold the Constitution which requires elections to be held in August 2022.
"We'll be setting a bad precedent because there is no reason to warrant extension of the term of Parliament. Kenyans have matured and know what is expected of them," Khamala said.
President Kenyatta has publicly said that he was not interested in clinging on power after his second and final term ends in 2022.
Article 102 of the Constitution provides that Parliament can extend its term by a maximum of a year but only in the event of war through a resolution supported by a two-third majority in the National Assembly and the Senate.
Savula said those plotting the extension were at best greedy.
"They should just prepare to face the electorate at the end of their term in 2022," he said.
He said that reasons being advanced for the extension were flimsy.
The lawmaker said that the Covid-19 pandemic is a worldwide phenomenon and cannot be used to extend an election.
"The US is proceeding with preparations for her elections in November yet they were the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic," he said.
Edited by EKibii
