The BBI-sponsored Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 will be introduced in Parliament on Thursday, National Assembly speaker Justin Muturi has said. He said in a communication to members on Tuesday evening that at least 42 county assemblies had submitted their decisions on the bill sponsored under the Building Bridges Initiative. Parliament had initially sought to publish the bill under a new title “Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and a footnote indicating approval by majority of county assemblies – a move which it has since backtracked on. Muturi said they deliberated on the republishing and concluded it adds no value to the bill, and risks to change the format of the bill as submitted to county assemblies by the IEBC. Muturi directed the Clerk of the National Assembly to obtain sufficient copies of the Bill to enable its introduction into the House.

Source: The Star March 02, 2021 16:31 UTC