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Big challenge of our democracy is not longer terms for leaders

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The conversation on extending the terms of the elected officers has commenced again. Introduced through a constitutional amendment Bill by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargai, it seeks to amend Articles 101, 136 and 180 inter alia to increase the terms at the national and county legislatures, and the gubernatorial and presidential terms from the current 5 to 7 years.

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