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MPs to debate referendum Bills

National Assembly, MPs, BBI

The National Assembly during a past session. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group
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By  David Mwere

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The Bill seeks to amend the 2010 Constitution to alter the system of government from purely presidential to a hybrid arrangement that will see the reintroduction of the post of official opposition leader.
  • It also seeks to have Cabinet ministers appointed from among members of the National Assembly, as well as increase the allocation to counties from a basis of 15 to 35 per cent, among others.

All eyes are now on Parliament as it rushes against time to enact a referendum law to guide the conduct of referenda in the country. This fol-lows the publication of the draft Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020 that was contained in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) re-port unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga last week.

The Bill seeks to amend the 2010 Constitution to alter the system of government from purely presidential to a hybrid arrangement that will see the reintroduction of the post of official opposition leader. It also seeks to have Cabinet ministers appointed from among members of the National Assembly, as well as increase the allocation to counties from a basis of 15 to 35 per cent, among others.

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