power sharing

Power sharing is anonymously diversified concept that entails granting territorial autonomy, adopting a proper representation of groups in administrative appointment, implementing a policy of consensus and decision making by the executive, establishing a proportional electoral system, developing of non-ethic federal structure and encouraging cross-ethic coalitions. given the above tentacles of power sharing in reference to the power sharing that was drafted and adopted in Kenya after post-election violence in bid to reconcile the two previously rivalry camps and in pursuit for social cohesion, it is undeniably that there was enormous stretch of ambiguities in definition of tenets of power sharing considering the already existing wind of re-negations .Kenya’s structure of power sharing is depicted to have assimilated a policy of consensus and decision making by the executive and to a small extent unconscious negligible drops of other elements. The idea of signing the national cord without understanding its consequences has resulted to the current political gridlock manifested in the manner in which the coalition is attempting to feign, fake and forge a spirit of national trust which is outwardly demonstrated by heated arguments and personal attacks, it seems power sharing is interim way of dealing with crisis through the use of diplomatic techniques, power sharing creates two centres of power which are empowered by rubber stamp ruling out the idea that one party may overrun the other creating a state of quo which is very unpleasant for the survival of the citizens, good governance and existence of democracy. Just like the authoritarian regimes power sharing tends to justify its existence by duping the common man existence through gross malpractice such as corruption and its related vices. Notwithstanding reassertion of sociological behaviours and attitudes in the society of amplifying some elites in expense of the mass, power sharing in Kenya can be seen as dead but not buried given the view that even in some of the most politically disciplined countries such as Switzerland power sharing have remained passive and a breathing space for the leaders contemplating to blow their trumpet before they redefine and restructure the very turbulent power sharing which swayed them into power. If examined critically power sharing is a method of resolving and managing conflict to restore sanity and stability.dominique mundiah