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Uhuru calls for renegotiations of constitutional reforms

President Uhuru Kenyatta (second right) and his deputy William Ruto (right) together with (from left) Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula, ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and ODM party leader Raila Odinga during the 11th Mashujaa Day celebrations at Gusii Stadium in Kisii county on October 20,2020.

Photo credit: Ondari Ogega | Nation Media Group

By  CAROLINE WAFULA

What you need to know:

  • The President dismissed suggestions that constitutional reforms are only motivated by the creation of new political positions. 
  • Politicians and other leaders opposed to the BBI say it seeks to expand the Executive.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for a “constitutional consensus”, signalling an effort to avert divisive campaigns on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report expected to be made public soon.

Mr Kenyatta used his address during the 11th Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kisii county to say that the country “is staring at a constitutional moment”.

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