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Why Uhuru Kenyatta Wants to Change Constitution

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the constitutional amendments he is drafting will deepen the country's democratic credentials and lead to a much more inclusive society. He and former prime minister Raila Odinga have been burning the midnight oil in the drive to amend the constitution through a referendum by the end of this year.

Kenya: Why Uhuru Kenyatta Wants to Change Constitution

Nation, 2 June 2020

President Kenyatta on Monday gave the clearest indication yet that Kenyans will hold a referendum on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Read more »
Kenya: Kenyatta Meets Jubilee MPs Ahead of Resumption of House Sittings

Capital FM, 2 June 2020

President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Tuesday morning expected to convene another Parliamentary Group meeting this time to meet his legislators in the National Assembly. Read more »
Kenya: It Is Time to Re-Imagine the Kenyan Dream, President Kenyatta Says

Capital FM, 1 June 2020

President Uhuru Kenyatta today said it was time for Kenya to come up with new economic and political visions to prepare the nation for the great leap forward. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyatta, Ruto in Rare Show of Camaraderie Amid Sharp Schism in Jubilee

Capital FM, 1 June 2020

A short stroll and a 3-minute chat between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto at State House Nairobi was Monday's climax of Kenya's Madaraka Day celebrations. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Must Be Heard in Constitution Debate

Nation, 1 June 2020

The thrust of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Madaraka Day speech was constitutional change. Read more »

InFocus

Is Kenyatta Clearing Way For Odinga With Ruling Party Purges?

Anxiety is mounting among ruling Jubilee Party members as a National Executive Council meeting nears, it will reportedly endorse changes made in the party's parliamentary leadership as well as house committees and address indiscipline members. Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has on the other hand announced the end of the road for the National Super Alliance party, the coalition on whose ticket he vied for the presidency in 2017, saying it has outlived its usefulness after failing to capture
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- Kenya: Kenyatta Deals Ruto Another Deadly Purge Blow
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Reports of Reshuffle as Cold War Between Kenyatta, Ruto Deepens

A senior member of President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet has told The Nation that the fight between the president and his deputy "is now real and vicious", and the only question has been whether it is the right time to effect such changes with the current pandemic. Reports of the looming changes emerged as propaganda videos similar to those that ran against Odinga in the 2017 campaign surfaced online, this time targeting Ruto.
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- Kenya: Kenyatta Cabinet Sweep Targets DP Ruto Allies
- Kenya: Plan to Form Coalition Govt Faces Bumpy Ride
Plans Underway for a Kenyatta-Odinga Coalition Govt in Kenya?

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, one of the champions of the Building Bridges Initiative in the Mt Kenya region, has confirmed that a government of national unity that will bring opposition Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga even closer to President Uhuru Kenyatta's ruling Jubilee administration, is in the offing.
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- Kenya: Plans to Forge a Kenyatta-Odinga Coalition Rule
- Kenya: Battle for Numbers as Kenyatta, Ruto Flex Muscle
Opposition’s Odinga Dabbling in Kenya Ruling Party Wars?

Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga is reportedly pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against his deputy William Ruto. Odinga says the issue is about the change of the Jubilee National Management Committee officials and a continuation of the opposition to his peace deal with the president.
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- Kenya: Odinga Wades Into Jubilee Wars
- Kenya: Badi Gives Odinga Update on Nairobi Metropolitan Services
Calls to Impeach Kenyan Deputy President Ruto Stir Hornets' Nest

Lawmakers allied to Deputy President William Ruto are baying for blood following a call by MPs allied with President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga for the deputy president to resign. Odinga faces accusations of misconduct and violation of oath of office. Ruto's allies dared Kenyatta to dissolve parliament and to call fresh elections in their boldest defence yet of the man they believe has the support of the majority of Kenyans.
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- Kenya: Ruto Allies Dare Kenyatta to Call Fresh Polls
- Kenya: Explainer - The Process of Impeaching a Deputy President