Any citizen, irrespective of his or her position, is at liberty to initiate a referendum process, the government has stated. Likewise, it is not unconstitutional for public officers to use State resources to conduct referendum activities. “The Constitution does not expressly preclude a government as the national, county level, State organ, or public officer from promoting an amendment to the Constitution through a popular initiative,” stated the AG. Civil servants who went to the grassroots to rally support for the BBI were also accused of being partisan. Kibwana had sought to know whether it was legal to use government resources to support or finance the process, as well as deployment of State officers to collect signatures.

Source: Standard Digital January 27, 2021 19:31 UTC