BBI: The good, the bad and the ‘ugali’

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Naivasha, Nakuru County, after a meeting with parliamentarians from the Senate and the National Assembly that discussed building consensus on the implementation road map of the reform proposals contained in the BBI report. [Joseph Kipsang]

The stage is set for Kenyans to go to a referendum next June to vote on constitutional changes proposed in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report. 

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his ‘Handshake’ partner Raila Odinga already led pro-BBI MPs in endorsing the BBI at a retreat in Naivasha, effectively closing the door for further amendments as sought by Deputy President William Ruto and his allies.

Since the launch of the BBI report at Bomas of Kenya on October 26, the DP has been rooting for more dialogue the steering committee’s recommendations in what he said was aimed at ensuring Kenyans go to a non-contested referendum.