Tag: Punguza Mizigo Bill

Hard questions Kenyans want Orengo asked on Punchline

Anne Kiguta takes on James Orengo — who is the Senate Minority Leader and one of Raila Odinga’s most trusted lieutenants — on Punchline.

Referendum: Take your time to read Punguza bill, urges Aukot

Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot yesterday toured the political backyard of Opposition leader Raila Odinga to popularise the Punguza Mizigo bill. Aukot’s visit in the lakeside city comes barely a week after the former Prime Minister urged his supporters to reject the bill and wait for the report to be prepared by the Building […]

Fresh petition filed to stop debate on Punguza Mizigo referendum bill

David Kamau Ngari and International Economic Law Centre have filed a fresh application seeking to set aside orders that dismissed their application to bar debate on Punguza Mizigo bill. High Court Judge John Mativo on Tuesday morning lifted orders which had barred the county assemblies from debating the bill after the lawyers of the two […]

Counties given nod to debate, adopt Punguza Migizo referendum bill

County assemblies have now been given the green light to debate the Punguza Mizigo bill. Justice John Mativo lifted the orders which had barred the county assemblies from debating the bill, pending the hearing of the suit filed by Mr David Kamau Ngari and International Economic Law Centre. The two petitioners have named the 47 […]

Stop referendum debate, William Ruto tells leaders

Deputy President William Ruto has brushed off calls for a referendum and instead asked leaders to focus on serving their constituents. Speaking during an interdenominational fundraiser at Olasiti AIC church in Narok East Constituency, DP Ruto asked elected leaders to stop spreading propaganda and prioritise development. Dr Ruto said the referendum debate should be stopped […]

Aukot takes aim at BBI team as Raila dismisses Punguza Mizigo bill

Thirdway Alliance Kenya party leader Ekuru Aukot has termed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) unconstitutional, saying that it is not anchored in the Constitution. Following criticism that Dr Ekuru Aukot did not involve the public in the conceptualization of the Punguza Mizigo bill, the Third Way Alliance leader made a counter accusation against the BBI […]

Aukot, the man who caught Kenya’s parties napping with Punguza Mizigo bill

Dr Ekuru Aukot, 47, has been a household name for many years. He was thrust into the limelight when he served as a director in the defunct Committee of Experts that drafted the 2010 Constitution. The Thirdway Alliance Kenya party leader holds a doctorate degree from the University of Warwick UK and is a sought […]