Let’s use the BBI to build a better Kenya

The task of nation-building belongs to every single Kenyan. The Constitution lays down clear ground rules that should underpin this nation-building. From time to time, these rules need amendment to meet the needs of changing times.

The proposed amendments from the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) are timely and critical for present-day realities of building a better Kenya. I do not hold brief for either the President or former Prime Minister. I am just a Kenyan who has studied the proposed BBI amendments and found them to be critical cornerstones for building a better Kenya. A Kenya where your last name will not deprive you of opportunity. A Kenya that will meet the needs of her children in an equitable, sustainable fashion. In his recent State of the Nation address, President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke movingly about this better Kenya that we can build, ‘Every journey starts with a single step, taken in faith, at times against all odds. That journey has commenced with the release of the Building Bridges Initiatives Report. Major changes are needed to our Constitution and other laws so as to lay the foundation for the prosperous future that we seek.’