Murang'a Senator Irungu Kangata now says the promoters of the BBI should drop the push and instead use parliament to enact legislation to implement some of the progressive proposals in the bill. He said some of the progressive proposals in the bill, such as the creation of the Ward Development Fund and increasing allocation to counties can be achieved without necessarily sending the country to a referendum. The lawmaker said the BBI process had several legal flaws that he had raised in his letter to the President late last year. "I urge the promoters of BBI to drop the appeal because chances of it succeeding are very minimal," he said. The progressive proposals, he said, can be implemented through parliamentary processes without necessarily holding a referendum.

Source: The Star May 15, 2021 11:15 UTC