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THE STANDARD NYANZA Kisumu County Speaker Elisha Oraro with some MCAs addresses the media at the Assembly on February 9, 2021 after approving the BBI bill. [Collins Oduor, Standard) The Kisumu County Assembly on Tuesday became the second assembly to pass the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill after Siaya to facilitate a referendum. The move further signalled the resolve by the assemblies in ODM leader Raila Odinga’s stronghold to speedily pass the bill and attain the 24 assemblies’ requirement and set the stage for a referendum. The assembly passed the bill in a record three hours wi...

THE STANDARD By Josphat Thiong’o | February 7th 2021 at 14:51:29 GMT +0300 Members of Nairobi County Assembly. [James Mwangi, Standard] The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report will be tabled at the Nairobi County Assembly on Tuesday as the House sittings resume from a two-month-long recess. Assembly Majority leader Abdi Guyo on Sunday revealed that the BBI bill will be the first order of business as a full in-tray awaits the city assembly. “I will be tabling the BBI report at the assembly on Tuesday for consideration by the House so that we can be done with it by the end of the wee...

THE STANDARD By Hassan Barisa | February 3rd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Kanu chairman Gideon Moi at a BBI rally at Garissa primary on January 31, 2021. [Abdimalik Ismail, Standard] The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) will end the marginalisation of pastoralist communities as every region will get an equitable share of national resources, Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has said. He asked Kenyans to reject those spreading propaganda that BBI was about creating positions for the political class, saying the document would spur economic growth and foster cohesion in the country. “I am here today...

Nairobi MCAs Vow To Pass BBI Bill With Or Without Uhuru’s Car Grants Nairobi County Assembly leadership has indicated that it will rally its members to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) bill. Led by Deputy Majority Whip Waithera Chege, the ward reps maintained that their decision has not been influenced by President Uhuru’s pledge to offer them car grants. “We have resolved to pass BBI with or without car grants for we believe it has many benefits for devolution. Likewise, I am asking my counterparts countrywide not to vote for the bill because of the car grant but for the bene...

THE STANDARD ODM MCAs during a meeting with party leader Raila Odinga at Co-operative University College of Kenya, Nairobi, yesterday. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] ODM leader Raila Odinga yesterday rallied party MCAs to pass the referendum Bill. The MCAs declared their support for the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 but want the Sh2 million car grant promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta fast tracked. Raila met the MCAs at Cooperative University in Karen, Nairobi, yesterday alongside constitutional experts who explained benefits of the proposed law changes in strengthening devolutio...