Uhuru, Raila Pave Way for the Next Step in the BBI Process

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga have given the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce the go-ahead to steer the unity-aimed undertaking forward, after the team presented their report to the two leaders on Nov. 26.

According to State House spokesperson, Kanze Dena, Yusuf Haji and his team will be responsible for converting the recommendations outlined in their report into actionable plans.

“The Taskforce will, therefore, steer the next phase of the process which will largely involve expanding and guiding public participation and structuring recommendations by Kenyans into implementable action plans,” Dena said in a statement.

She further revealed that Uhuru and Raila met the 14-member team at State House Wednesday evening, where they officially tasked the task force with the new mentioned roles.

“The President and the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga thanked the team for putting together a report that captures the aspirations of Kenyans and requested the Taskforce to continue leading the BBI process,” Kanze revealed.

In their report, the team proposed an array of reforms across the political, social, economic, governance, and religious divide.

President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga and other leaders during the BBI launch at the Bomas of Kenya on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

Of high interest to Kenyans was the recommendation for the creation of a Prime Minister post as a means to eradicate violence that often creeps up around General Elections.

Currently, the report is under public review, with Uhuru advising citizens to read the containments of the document personally in order to make objective judgements.

Political leaders, soon after the report launch, fell into two opposing factions on the possibility of the country holding a referendum on whether the report recommendations should be adopted into law.

While some politicians have advocated for the exercise so as to exhaustively factor in the opinion of the masses, others have termed the proposal as a waste of public resources, saying that a parliamentary vote is enough.

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