THE STANDARD
Busia county assembly Speaker Bernard Wamalwa leaves the chamber after presiding over a session. [Ignatius Odanga/Standard]
Busia County Assembly Speaker Bernard Wamalwa has urged residents to attend public participation forums next week and give out their views before the BBI draft bill is returned to the assembly.
Busia, Kakamega and Vihiga county assemblies have set in motion the process to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020.
The Justice and Legal Affairs House Committees will now start collecting views from locals next week across the seven constituencies - Matayos, Butula, Budalang’i, Funyula, Teso South, Teso North and Nambale - as the ward reps lay the ground for passing the document.
THE STANDARD By
Ignatius Odanga |
February 4th 2021 at 15:57:52 GMT +0300
Busia County Assembly Speaker Benard Wamalwa. [Ignatius Odanga, Standard]
Busia Members of County Assembly tabled the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020 on Thursday and committed it to a House Committee.
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee will now start collecting views from locals next week across the seven constituencies including Matayos, Butula, Budalang’i, Funyula, Teso South, Teso North and Nambale.
Siaya was the first county to pass the BBI bill on Wednesday.
Busia County Assembly Speaker Bernard Wamalwa urged residents to attend public participation forums scheduled for next week and air their views before the draft bill is returned to the assembly.