THE STANDARD POLITICS The proposed amendments of the Constitution by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga will cost taxpayers close to Sh20 billion more within the first financial year should they take effect. An analysis on the estimated cost of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) indicates that the Sh19.5 billion will be taken up by the additional constituencies, an expansion of the executive by creating the offices of prime minister and two deputy prime ministers, among other changes that will result in a bloated budget. The establishment of the youth commission might not come at a hefty cost in its first year, with PBO assuming the amendments will be completed before 2022. However, in three years after it is rolled out to counties, the cost of having the commission will rise steeply.