Baringo County assembly rejects Uhuru-Raila backed BBI bill

Story by Ridah Kering’

Chaos rocked the assembly as politicians from KANU and other loyal Jubilee Party traded bitter words accusing their colleagues of planning to shoot down the bill before conducting public participation.

The county assembly has become the first county to reject the Building Bridges Initiative bill.

30 MCAs voted overwhelmingly to reject the Constitutional Amendment bill being fronted by through the BBI in a heated session that saw them nearly go physical and tear gassed.

The MCAs had declared their “NO” STAND against the motion even before the debate kicked off, and when the motion was moved, it became an exchange of barbs.
In throwing out the President Uhuru Kenyatta- Raila Odinga backed bill, the ward representatives argued that it was not clear how the proposed changes would impact positively on the common mwananchi.

“Mr. Speaker, I know there are some Jubilee members here who are conniving to shoot down the bill which is sponsored by the government, this is very unfair,” claimed Amaya Selemoi.