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President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister display a copy of BBI Report during the presentation at Kisii State Lodge. [PSCU]
The push for constitutional review entered the homestretch on Tuesday after Senate overwhelmingly passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 setting stage for the two last steps.
The Senate essentially forwarded the Bill to voters to make the final decision at a referendum expected to be scheduled soon by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The House attained a rare two-thirds majority after 51 senators voted in support of the Bill, 12 voted against while nominated Senator Mary Seneta abstained.
Though the DP has poked holes in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), he has refused to oppose it outright even as some of his allies push him to do it.
Though he may not hold rallies against the referendum, he is planning to snub all the BBI popularisation campaigns.
Nation has learnt that the second-in-command will remain silent because he does not want a messy confrontation with his boss.
His allies have also advised him to save his money for the 2022 presidential campaign and to back candidates who can give him leverage in both National Assembly and the Senate.
Taking the President head-on would mean he drops all pretext that he is not defying his boss, a narrative he has so far sustained despite apparent contradictions, and brave the consequences of the Head of State going after him in a backlash, according to Keiyo South MP Daniel Rono.
THE STANDARD By
Roselyne Obala |
February 21st 2021 at 00:30:33 GMT +0300
Nairobi county Assembly plenary during a debate. [Samson Wire, Standard]
Nairobi County will get the lion’s share of the proposed Sh409.8 billion that will be allocated to counties in the next budget, should Parliament give its approval.
In the draft County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2021, the devolved units will get Sh370 billion as their equitable share of revenue raised nationally, Sh7.5 billion from the national government as conditional allocation, and a further Sh32.3 billion in loans and grants from development partners.
“The shareable revenue to counties in the financial year 2019/2020 is Sh316.5 billion. Therefore the Sh370 billion in the next budget is one half of the equitable share allocation to counties in the current budget amounting to Sh158.25 billion,” said National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani.
KDF Recruitment: MPs Speak On Kenyans Paying Hefty Bribes
A KDF recruitment exercise
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The ongoing Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise caught the attention of Parliament with Senators debating on allegations of bribes applicants were being forced to pay to be selected.
Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, February 17, Narok Senator Ledama OleKina said that corruption during the exercise had compromised the recruitment drive and was a waste of the country s resources. Whenever there s a recruitment drive, people allege that they pay bribes from Ksh300,000, with some senior officers demanding up to Ksh700,000 to enlist recruits into the military. This is not only criminal but a threat to our national security, he observed.
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