Tag: Referendum

Referendum: Ruto allies spell demands on law review proposal

Kirera Mwiti and DPPS Deputy President William Ruto has yesterday asked leaders to discard politics of division and ethnicity even as those in his company promised to back the proposed referendum if only it will reduce the number of elective and Executive positions.  Speaking in Turkana during the annual Tobong’u Lore fete, Ruto said leaders […]

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 […]

Referendum: Tackle supremacy wars between Senate, MPs

Alberto Leny The Ekuru Aukot-led Thirdway Alliance’s push for a referendum through its Punguza Mizigo initiative has re-opened a debate on the review of the Constitution. A referendum now seems inevitable and time is ripe for the amendment of the 2010 Constitution, based on lessons learned from nearly a decade of its existence. The Punguza […]

MPs vow to fight Ekuru Aukot’s Punguza Mizigo initiative

Anthony Mwangi and KNA @PeopleDailyKe It is a rough start for the Thirdway Alliance’s Punguza Mizigo referendum bill after various lawmakers  opposed the initiative and vowed to fight it. National Assembly Leader of Majority Aden Duale fired the first salvo on Saturday, warning County Assembly Members against passing the referendum bill sponsored by Ekuru Aukot’s party. […]

Eyes on counties as IEBC approves Aukot’s draft bill

Irene Githinji @gitshee The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chair Wafula Chebukati yesterday cleared the ‘Punguza Mizigo’ constitutional amendment initiative, which was supported by at least 1.2 million registered voters. Chebukati yesterday said the initiative has met the requisite threshold as required by law. Consequently, he said the commission will submit the draft bill […]