BBI is proving difficult even for RAILA and UHURU as they meet governors again after they failed to convince them in the first meeting – They never expected this

 Monday, November 9, 2020 – Governors have kicked off a two-day retreat in Naivasha where they are expected to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta and his handshake partner, Raila Odinga.

The retreat, which is organised by the Council of Governors (CoG), aims at according the two leaders an opportunity to rally the support of the county chiefs for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.

Officials said some Ward Representatives were also invited to the meeting through their umbrella body, the County Assemblies Forum (CAF).

The Head of State and the former Prime Minister are keen to use the meeting to drum up support for the report which has sparked mixed reactions, with a section of the Governors and Ward representatives warning that its implementation will particularly weaken the Senate.

The Governors had also raised concerns over the requirement stipulated in the report that those vying for gubernatorial slots should pick women as their running mates.

The Governors and the MCAs will be taken through the document by a team of experts with the view of building consensus on the report.

The retreat follows a similar one two weeks ago where Uhuru and Raila met MPs from the bicameral Parliament who resolved to back the document and popularise it ahead of next year’s referendum that will see Kenyans cast their vote on whether to alter the country’s governance structure.

Deputy President William Ruto, who has largely been isolated from the BBI talks will not be present during the retreat.

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