Kisii County Governor James Ongwae addressing press outside his office after the County Assembly passed the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2020. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]Kisii County Assembly is the eighth assembly to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill. The 68 MCAs unanimously voted to pass the Bill during a session chaired by Acting Speaker Amos Onderi. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila received the final BBI report in Kisii in October last year. BBI proponents hope the Bill is passed by a majority of the county assemblies and also get the National Assembly and Senate backing in order to go for the referendum scheduled for June.

Source: Standard Digital February 18, 2021 11:26 UTC