{"id":21620,"date":"2021-01-28T20:47:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T20:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=21620"},"modified":"2021-01-28T20:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T20:47:05","slug":"details-of-uhuru-2-day-meeting-with-governors-at-state-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/files\/details-of-uhuru-2-day-meeting-with-governors-at-state-house","title":{"rendered":"Details of Uhuru 2-Day Meeting With Governors at State House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The gathering came before a crucial meeting with Mt Kenya leaders over the weekend to chart a way for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in light of Deputy President William Ruto&#8217;s rising popularity in the region.<\/p>\n<p>10 governors are reported to have been in attendance at the meeting held on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27.<\/p>\n<p>A Governor disclosed that the top agenda at the\u00a0two-day State House meeting\u00a0was to\u00a0plan for a BBI offensive.<\/p>\n<article data-align=\"center\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/files\/styles\/article_inner_mobile\/public\/images\/media\/Uhuru%20Kenyatta_5.jpg?itok=bWK9wPY-\" alt=\"President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during the virtual launch of the Kenya Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) Self-Starter by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization\" width=\"470\" height=\"311\" \/><\/div>\n<div>President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during the virtual launch of the Kenya Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) Self-Starter by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization<\/div>\n<div>PSCU<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&#8220;The president was categorical that this will not be a one-off visit but a long sustained campaign to ensure political sanity and peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will also be explaining the benefits of BBI to our people in a sustained campaign&#8221; the county head was quoted by<em> Nation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill has now entered a significant stage of debate and voting by county assemblies after the\u00a0Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, on Tuesday, January 26\u00a0announced the transmission of the BBI Referendum Bill to the\u00a0county assemblies, following verification of over one million signatures.<\/p>\n<p>A popularisation drive led by ODM leader Raila Odinga in Githurai on Wednesday, January 27, turned violent when rowdy youth disrupted the rally by\u00a0stoning the motorcade.<\/p>\n<p>It took the intervention of local politicians and police officers to calm the group\u00a0and allow the rally to proceed as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Raila urged the youth to support the BBI saying it would transform their lives through the creation of institutions like the youth commission.<\/p>\n<p>He also took a swipe at DP Ruto whom he accused of making false promises and providing simplistic solutions to unemployed Kenyans such as offering them wheelbarrows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-ad article-ad-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1507752217570-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the same time, on Wednesday, January 27, several cabinet secretaries held a closed-door meeting with leaders in Nyeri to map out how to market the document in the region<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn average, we are targeting between 70 and 90 percent support for BBI in Mt Kenya. 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