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Uhuru, Raila plan for June referendum

Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Naivasha, BBI, MPs

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga with parliamentarians from both the Senate and the National Assembly in a joint press statement at  the Great Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha on November2, 2020.

Photo credit: Cheboite Kigen | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The exercise will take 30 days up to December 2.
  • Mr Kilonzo said they discussed the drafting a bill, collection of signatures and a referendum question

A referendum on constitutional changes aimed at establishing the position of Prime Minister, two deputies and more seats in Parliament is scheduled for June, just 14 months to the next General Election.

According to a roadmap released by MPs in Naivasha yesterday and attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, proponents of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) seek to collect a million signatures from registered voters this month to back the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020.