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ODM leader Raila Odinga has appealed to residents of the Mt Kenya region to rally behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
Speaking during an interview on Kameme TV on Monday, Odinga noted that the Mt Kenya region will benefit the most if BBI sails through.
While insisting that BBI is not about him or President Kenyatta, he called on the people of Mt. Kenya not to reject the initiative just because they have a problem with him. “Opportunities have wings, if they are not taken, they fly away. I appeal to the region to remove Raila in BBI and see the gains it seeks to introduce in that region,” Raila said.
Raila used the interview to clarify that BBI is about the country’s future, and has nothing to do with his future political ambitions.
"BBI is not about me, it’s for a better Kenya which entails bringing stability and a peaceful working environment for any Kenyan without tribe or ethnicity," Odinga added.
Raila also downplayed claims by Deputy President William Ruto that his handshake with President Kenyatta is to blame for the Jubilee government’s failures, saying that the pact restored peace and stability in the country.
"Those claiming that the handshake stopped Jubilee government from performing its mandate are dreaming, the country was in chaos following the aftermath of 2017 general elections, the country experienced tension and economic sabotage when our supporters resisted some products from some companies but things resumed when we greeted each other," he stated.
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Should also point out the referendum does address election losers who will never accept, which is the main cause of instability.
Raila, in June 2010 during his visit to Kenya as Obama's vice president, Joe Biden said this to Kenyans: "too many of your resources are lost to corruption, and not a single high-level official has ever been held accountable for these crimes". More than ten years later, nothing has changed. Why is that? What can your BBI do to end corruption? You have been a power player in Kenya for more than 40 years-including being a Prime minister. What have you done to end corruption? One of your signature achievements is gifting Kenyans with a devolved government. Look at it now! Its a total mess and a disgrace to us all. It turned out to be a devolved corruption: Evans Kidero, Waititu, Sonko, Kabogo, Ojamoong, Obador just to mention a few. You yourself has become filthy rich through your manipulation and corrupting of government institutions; you have never held down a regular job to earn such wealth. Right now you're getting paid tons of money for doing nothing. You get paid not cause chaos and violence in the country. Uhuru had no choice but to tether you like a goat, lest you continue to tear down the country inciting and misusing our disillusioned unemployed youths as your militias. You're just like Trump and his white supremacist thugs. All the dynasty's wealth (Kenyatta's, Moi's, Odinga's etc.) is countries revenue and resources turned private through corruption. Its not a lack of BBI that has kept our country pathetically corrupt, but rather our amazing stupidity in believing that our insanely corrupt leaders have a solution to corruption- namely, BBI.
Poop BBI is Muuaji Raila and muchawi is BBI.Billionaire Kenyans will become paupers if the useless amendments are passed.How will Kenyans finance it without resources?Why expand the bloated govt instead of downsizing it?Why add 100 hookers/escorts/prostitutes @shs 1.5m.each instead of 5000 teachers/2000 nurses or 500 doctors?After all why are the owners of BBI hiding the document?They must give copies to hungry billionaires to read by themselves but it must be rejected if it does not talk of reducing the govt,
We have been told that BBI will create more districts or administrative zones that comes with Ksh100 million a month? Together with new MPs mcas and all sorts of people. One wonders if this BBI is a business enterprise. If this money is available today why won’t the government give it our as development initiative? Where will all these money come from?
Why is Raila agitating so much for a project that will help people from one tribe more than others and especially his own turf Luo Nyanza?
Kenya is good enough without BBI. Corruption is key enemy to fight. Others are fairness in equity and elections. There will always be a loser in a competition. If you you loose elections, just go home but not try to change the constitution to favor you.
The Kenyan constitution as is is not a problem at all. Not even BBI will solve Kenyans problems. Not president and prime minister and their quadruple batteries will help. Kenya needs visionary leaders and radical changes from the country’s chief executive to the now devolved theft ridden counties.
BBI is 4 losers like Raila. Those who want to win just forget BBI. He's a perennial loser since 1982 coup. His dad Adonijah refused power. Adonijah in the bible tried to swear himself but Solomon was the rightful king. Sh100b additional per year from a poverty stricken country is unrighteous. 40pc of Kenyans live on under 2 bucks a day. As per Uhuru sh729 will be stolen under his nose 2021.
The BBI expands the Executive, and the Legislature resulting in increase in the wage bill. It also removes the term limit on Governors. The BBI will also remove the 1/3 gender parity in the current constitution. The referendum failed to address appointment of Deputy Governors when a vacancy occurs. We have a DG who reside and work in Texas. Waiting for someone to point one good thing in the proposed referendum that cannot be accomplished under the 2010 constitution.