Deputy President William Ruto 0n Friday gave the strongest signal that he'd oppose the BBI report, if the document is not opened for further amendments. But Ruto in his whirlwind tours of Mt Kenya, the backyard of President Kenyatta, said the BBI conversation must go beyond an expanded Executive. Whereas Raila says the plebiscite should not cost more than Sh2 billion, DP Ruto backed the assertions by the IEBC. “How can a referendum of 19 million people cost Sh2 billion, yet the one in 2010 which had 10 million cost Sh10 billion?” Ruto asked. He further said the 2010 referendum cost Sh10 billion because then Interim Independent Electoral Commission was starting from a clean slate.

Source: The Star October 31, 2020 02:03 UTC