Uhuru and Raila to Launch Nationwide BBI Campaigns Next Week

President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are set to launch nationwide campaigns to drum up support for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, the BBI Secretariat announced that the campaigns to sensitize Kenyans on the Constitutional amendment push will begin on March 1st.

BBI Secretariat co-chair Junet Mohammed said the countrywide drive will be spearheaded by 10 committees.
 
"We shall start the campaigns on March 1st and we shall have 10 committees that will spearhead the exercise across the country," said Junet.

The secretariat said Kenyatta and Odinga will take lead in the sensitization campaigns ahead of the referendum scheduled for June.

BBI Secretariat co-chair Dennis Waweru expressed confidence that Kenyans will pass the Bill in the referendum, citing the overwhelming support it received in the county assemblies. So far, 40 county assemblies have endorsed the Bill while one (Baringo) has rejected it.

Having attained the support of at least 24 county assemblies as required by the law, the Bill will be tabled in both the National Assembly and the Senate.

Once the two Houses make their decisions on the Bill, the Speakers will communicate to the President, who will then send a message to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to hold a referendum within 90 days.