Kenya: William Ruto's Allies Now Back BBI Plan B

27 August 2021

MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto have had a change of heart, promising to back Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proposals if pro-President Uhuru Kenyatta legislators table it in Parliament.

Following the revelations of a planned move by pro-Uhuru MPs led by Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni to cherry-pick some BBI proposals to ratify them through Parliament after the flop of the referendum route, Dr Ruto's allies now say they can be persuaded to vote for what they said must be pro-mwananchi proposals.

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