[Kibata Kihu, Standard]How the 70 new constituencies proposal in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) will be handled appears to be a key determinant on how Mt Kenya region may vote in the impending referendum. Legislators from Mt Kenya region fear that a move to have Parliament or the two legal committees from the Senate and the National Assembly amend the Bill, especially on this clause, may deny Mt Kenya region the 15 additional constituencies. “Altering the BBI report by either the Senate or National Assembly is not possible. Kimari said a section of leaders from other regions have been opposed to the idea of Mt Kenya getting more constituencies. “There has been a narrative that Mt Kenya would gain more with the report but its not about gaining, it is a move to rectify historical injustices,” he said.

Source: Standard Digital March 27, 2021 20:43 UTC