{"id":13543,"date":"2020-08-29T19:28:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T19:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=13543"},"modified":"2020-08-29T19:28:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T19:28:40","slug":"odm-wants-bbi-fast-tracked-to-pave-way-for-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/odm-wants-bbi-fast-tracked-to-pave-way-for-referendum","title":{"rendered":"ODM wants BBI fast-tracked to pave way for referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Protus Onyango<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> A crucial Orange Democratic Movement organ wants President Uhuru Kenyatta and the party leader Raila Odinga to expedite the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process so that a referendum can be held in good time.<\/p>\n<p>The county chairpersons\u2019 committee (<strong>pictured<\/strong>), which brings together the party\u2019s chairpersons from all the 47 counties, yesterday expressed full support for the BBI process.\u00a0During a meeting in Nairobi, they said some reforms, like the reformation of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), should be done in good time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Done urgently<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a party, we have already recommended the reforming of IEBC. This should be done urgently to pave the way for a referendum that would culminate in amendment of the Constitution,\u201d party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said.<\/p>\n<p>ODM Nairobi branch chairman George Aladwa, said the committee\u2019s support for BBI is not just limited to the proposed constitutional amendments but also the policy, administrative and legislative changes proposed by the process.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Aladwa,\u00a0who is the leader of the county chairpersons\u2019 committee, read a statement on behalf of the chairpersons. He said they were also supporting Uhuru and Raila in their quest to review the strengths and weaknesses of Kenya\u2019s governance and political systems based on the 2010 Constitution.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe reject the lies and propaganda that BBI governance and political reforms will expand the Executive. The recommendation for 50 per cent of the Cabinet to come from Parliament actually reduces the burden of the Executive on the taxpayer and increases accountability through Parliament,\u201d Aladwa said.<\/p>\n<p>The committee said BBI proposals were designed to make the country\u2019s governance more inclusive, accountable and participatory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe support the proposal to decongest the presidency by creating the office of the prime minister and deputies, whose occupants we know will be drawn from the National Assembly, thus not placing additional burden on the taxpayer,\u201d Aladwa said.<\/p>\n<p>They also backed changes meant to strengthen devolution by increasing the mandatory percentage of national revenue to counties and the decision to make the wards the primary centres of development in the country.\u00a0They also supported the party\u2019s stand on zero tolerance on corruption and the need for evidence-based prosecution of corruption suspects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Protus Onyango AfricaPress-Kenya: A crucial Orange Democratic Movement organ wants President Uhuru Kenyatta and the party leader Raila Odinga to expedite the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process so that a referendum can be held in good time. 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