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Kenya: Kenyatta May Be in Office 4 Months After 2022 Elections
Nation, 26 October 2020
President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor may wait 120 days after the 2022 General Election to assume office if a proposed constitutional amendment is passed and the outcome of the vote… Read more »
Kenya President May Stay in Office a Bit After 2022 Polls
Leaders and members of the public from across the country have launched the Building Bridges Initiative report, which has proposed that President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor may wait 120 days after the 2022 general elections to take up office, if a proposed constitutional amendment is passed and the outcome of the vote is successfully challenged at the Supreme Court. The Building Bridges Initiative's Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, proposes to increase the period during which the Supreme Court is required to determine a presidential election petition from 14 to 30 days. The International Criminal Court has dismissed claims by Deputy President William Ruto, who is expected to run for the top seat in the 2022 General Election, that there is an elaborate plot to send him back to The Hague.
Member of the public attend the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative report at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on October 26.
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Kenya: Kenyatta, Ruto and Odinga Launch BBI Report at Bomas
Nation, 26 October 2020
Leaders and members of the public from across the country have gathered at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi for the official unveiling of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report. Read more »
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Kenya: Hague Court Denies Talk of Fresh Ruto Probe as Allies Revive Claims
Nation, 26 October 2020
The International Criminal Court has distanced itself from any investigations which might be going on in the country with the aim of reviving the 2007/08 post-election violence… Read more »
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Kenya: Pay Shocker for Public Servants in the BBI Report
Nation, 26 October 2020
Public officers will lose sitting allowances, each ministry will be compelled to make public salaries for all employees and the government required to slash the wage bill to fund… Read more »
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Kenya: DP Ruto's Critique of BBI Proposals Attracts Cheers and Jeers at Bomas
Capital FM, 26 October 2020
There were cheers and jeering at the Bomas of Kenya as Deputy President William Ruto issued his remarks outlining his reservations on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI)… Read more »
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Spearheaded by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, the Building Bridges Initiative proposes that the constitution be changed to introduce Read more »
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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 Read more »
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With the ongoing Building Bridges Initiative campaigns which President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly left entirely in the hands of opposition leader Raila Odinga, political ... Read more »
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Cautioning against being targeted for attack, Deputy William Ruto has asked why his name was on the lips of nearly every speaker at the Building Bridges Initiative rally in ... Read more »
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The team will now be tasked with steering the next phase of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), which will involve expanding and guiding public participation, according to State ... Read more »
