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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.
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Senate Chief Whip Irungu Kangáta at his office in Nairobi. [File, Standard]
A three-hour meeting was held on Tuesday evening to convince Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kangáta to publicly recant a letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta on BBI fortunes in Mt Kenya region, The Standard has established.
The meeting came hours before a press conference by Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju at the party’s headquarters in Pangani, Nairobi, yesterday, where the party announced it would not field candidates in three by-elections scheduled for March.
Mr Kangáta had been invited for the Tuesday meeting by some senior government officials and the parliamentary leadership, led by Senate Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio, his National Assembly counterpart Amos Kimunya, Mr Tuju and Senate Deputy Minority Leader and Isiolo Senator Fatuma Dullo.