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Kenya: Media Cautioned Against Fake News Ahead of Constitutional Reforms
Nation, 3 December 2020
Kenyan editors and media practitioners have been cautioned against dissemination of fake news as the country prepares for the impending constitutional referendum and the 2022… Read more »
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Kenya: Why Latest Round of Proposed Constitutional Changes Should be Rejected
The Conversation Africa, 2 December 2020
Kenya's Building Bridges Initiative, which seeks sweeping amendments to the 2010 Constitution, is driven by a pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and a seasoned opposition… Read more »
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Kenya: BBI Protects Equality Gains, Says CS Kobia
Nation, 1 December 2020
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment Bill, 2020 launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga last week continues to draw reactions, especially on gender… Read more »
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Kenya: Lobby Group Says There's No Legal Crisis to Warrant BBI Constitutional Reforms
Nation, 30 November 2020
The clamour for constitutional amendments through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has already taken a 'Yes' versus 'No' trajectory after civil society groups and a section of… Read more »
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Kenya: BBI Gets 1.5 Million Signatures, Optimistic of More Ahead of End Week Deadline
Capital FM, 30 November 2020
More than 1.5 million Kenyans had endorsed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill by Monday, with more expected to sign before the end of the week. Read more »
Fake News Warning Ahead of Kenya Constitution Change, Polls
Kenyan editors and media practitioners have been cautioned against the dissemination of fake news as the country prepares for a constitutional referendum and the 2022 general election. Speaking during the 2020 Annual Editors' Convention, Kenya Editors' Guild trustee and executive council member Macharia Gaitho, challenged media outlets to do thorough fact-checking. He said that "with the emergence of various social media platforms, politicians and political parties have already hired hundreds of bloggers to spread disinformation and falsehoods". Kenya's Building Bridges Initiative, which reportedly seeks sweeping amendments to the 2010 Constitution, is driven by a pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and seasoned opposition stalwart-turned government ally, Raila Odinga.
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The government is reportedly moving to curb the influence foreign money in elections, by blocking direct financing of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ahead of ... Read more »
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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 w Read more »
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The Labour Court has ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to start afresh the process of recruiting a new chief executive, who also doubles up as the ... 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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