President Kenyatta Extends Handshake Team's Term

President Kenyatta has extended the term of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce to October, 2019.

The 14-member team's term was scheduled to elapse at the end of May but has now been extended by five more months.

The task force was constituted following President Kenyatta’s historic March 9th, 2018 handshake with opposition leader Raila Odinga.

The team had been given 12 months to table its proposals to Uhuru and Odinga on how to tackle various problems dogging Kenya.

They include negative ethnicity, corruption, and divisive politics among others.

The team, which was gazetted in May last year, has been moving around the country collecting Kenyans' views on issues facing them and how to address them.

The task force is headed by Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji, who is deputized by Adams Oloo.

Members of the team are Agnes Kavindu, Senator Amos Wako, Florence Omose, Saeed Mwanguni, James Matundura, Major John Seii, and Bishop Lawi Imathiu.

Others are Maison Leshomo, Morompi ole Ronkai, Prof Bishop Peter Njenga, Rose Moseu and Archbishop Zecheus Okot.

The taskforce has so far collected views in Nairobi, Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Isiolo, Marsabit , Samburu, Laikipia, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Baringo, Bomet, Nyandarua, Nakuru, Narok, Kajiado, Vihiga, Kakamega and Busia counties.