REFERENDUM BILLThe Referendum Bill 2020 was gazetted, another clear indication measures are being put in place for a possible plebiscite probably this year. It provides for only two routes of enacting a constitutional amendment — the parliamentary initiative in Article 256 or Popular initiative in Article 257. It is important to note that the popular initiative provisions are limited. Additionally, Article 257 does not give timelines for the parliamentary approval of a popular initiative Bill once it comes from the county assemblies. These are the challenges we face today with the constitutional amendment process through a popular initiative.

Source: The Star June 07, 2020 05:15 UTC