THE STANDARD
NATIONAL
The National Assembly has passed the BBI bill.
Legislators who supported the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 cited resource allocation, inclusivity and more funds to counties.
Those who voted Yes numbered 235, against the 83 votes for No on the second reading. Two lawmakers abstained.
At the third reading, 224 MPs supported the Bill as 63 voted no and two abstained
KEEP READING
Only yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga asked Members of Parliament in the National Assembly and Senate to pass the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
In a joint statement on Wednesday, the two principals asked the parliamentarians to listen to the voice of the people.
THE STANDARD
ODM leader Raila Odinga flanked by other leaders during a tour of Coast region. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Unrelenting forays by ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto into Coast have stirred a debate over the political future of the region ahead of the 2022 polls.
On Friday, Raila completed his five-day tour in four coastal counties barely 14-days after Ruto’s visit, in what is now being touted as the scramble for the region’s 2.4 million-odd votes.
As Raila left on Friday, Kanu chair and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi also arrived in Taita Taveta County to drum up support for the BBI. Last month, Moi also held rallies in Lamu.
THE STANDARD By
Renson Mnyamwezi |
March 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
ODM leader Raila Odinga addressing wananchi after attending a church service at Lwanya Catholic Church in Busia county on February 28, 2021. He was accompanied by Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong, Cornell Rasanga (Siaya) and a host of leaders. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]
ODM leader Raila Odinga has been getting a rousing welcome whenever he visits the Coast. But his tour to the region today comes at a time the political landscape is shifting.
Raila is slowly losing grip on his perceived stronghold, as other political heavyweights fight for a share of the Coast votes.