Of the 320 MPs who voted in the second reading, 235 voted in support, 83 voted against while two abstained. On Wednesday, a section of Ruto allies described their colleagues who voted in support of the BBI as political flip-floppers and cowards, who cannot be relied on for the 2022 battle. Aldai MP Cornelly Serem said that it was the creation of the media that Ruto was opposed to the BBI Bill. Serem noted that Ruto and his allies only raised issues with certain clauses and did not ask MPs to vote against the document. “The landscape of 2022 is now taking shape and the vote shows that he has no committed political allies; after this vote he was reduced a community leader.

Source: Standard Digital May 13, 2021 09:25 UTC