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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IEBC, BBI Secretariat Clash Over Signatures Verification Budget
Independent and Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Secretariat have clashed over the cost of verifying signatures. According to People Daily, IEBC has requested for Ksh241 million for verification of signatures an amount that the BBI secretariat claim is too much. According to IEBC acting Chief […]
No Reverse Gear as BBI Secretariat Presents Signatures to IEBC
The Building Bridges initiative secretariat says the road to amending the constitution has kicked off in earnest after it presented 4.4 million signatures to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for verification. Members of the secretariat headed by Suna East MP Junet Mohammed and former Dagoretti MP Dennis […]
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 […]