Battle lines drawn as Uhuru, Raila allies spurn fresh talks on the BBI
From left: Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang, Makadara MP George Aladwa, Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, nominated MP Maina Kamanda, Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris and Mathare MP Anthony Oluoch during a service at Friends Church Kabete in Nairobi on November 1, 2020.
DP Ruto wants fresh talks on the involvement of political parties in the nomination of electoral commissioners.
Prof Hezron Mogambi of the University of Nairobi argues that the BBI report had reached a crucial stage where the “reverse gear seems to have been disengaged.”
It was billed as the panacea for perennial political divisions, but the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has taken a path that is likely to leave key politicians and their supporters even more divided.
The process initiated by President Kenyatta and his March 9, 2018 ‘Handshake’ partner Raila Odinga has already alienated Deputy President William Ruto and his allies over their calls to amend the BBI report.
