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Friday, December 18, 2020 - Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader, Raila Odinga, has urged Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati, to resign for trying to delay the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) signature verification exercise. When he received BBI signatures last week, Chebukati said he wants a budget of Sh 244 million for… ....
THE STANDARD By Standard Team | December 19th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 The curtains yesterday fell on Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama, ending an illustrious career in public service where he served as teacher and tea director before rising to be a political stalwart in the larger Gusii region. Nyagarama, 74, was elected in 2013 after unsuccessfully trying to clinch the West Mugirango parliamentary seat on two occasions. President Uhuru Kenyatta, ODM leader Raila Odinga, Deputy President William Ruto, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Council of Governor’s chairman Wycliffe Oparanya yesterday led Kenyans in paying tribute to Nyagarama. “As a nation, death has robbed us of a gifted leader whose primary mission was to transform the lives of the residents of Nyamira through his county government’s development initiatives,” President Kenyatta said. ....
THE STANDARD The National Treasury has disbursed Sh93 million for signature verification to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), setting the stage for a referendum next year. “They initially requested Sh241 million. But through a meeting this was rationalised,” Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani said yesterday, insisting that the money is sufficient for the exercise. The money would be used to hire and train clerks who will verify the signatures. This process would take 85 days to complete. Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga consults with Nyaribari Masaba MP Ezekiel Machogu. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] More money Yatani revealed this on a day when ODM leader Raila Odinga asked IEBC commissioners to resign to pave way for a new team. ....