The National Treasury on Thursday, December 18 approved Kshh93.7 million budget for the verification of Building Bridges Initiative signatures. According to reports by the Star, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani and managers from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) arrived at the figure after days of negotiations. “The agreement […]
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Court Declines to Stop BBI Process
A Nairobi court on Wednesday, December 9 declined to stop the process of amending the Kenyan Constitutional through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Justice Jairus Ngaah in his ruling refused to grant a petitioner orders to temporarily stop the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from receiving the BBI signatures. […]
Details of Uhuru’s Phone Call to Raila That Sealed BBI’s Fate
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga have agreed to block any amendments to the BBI Bill dealing blow to Deputy President William Ruto’s push for a consensus building. According to the Star, the two handshake partners held a last-minute phone conversation on Tuesday, December 8 to […]
BBI Secretariat Announces Total Number Of Signatures Collected
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) secretariat on Friday, December 4 announced that it has collected a total of 5.2 million signatures in support of the referendum. Speaking during the unveiling of the signatures at the BBI secretariat, Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga revealed that the signatures collected could go […]
DP Ruto Terms BBI Process Illegal
Deputy President William Ruto has termed the process to amend 2010 Kenya Constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) as illegal. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV on Thursday night, December 3, DP Ruto stated that there is no legal framework to support the BBI process. “We are all […]