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BBI! BBI! That will be the song today and weeks to come as all roads lead to Kisii County, where ODM leader Raila Odinga will lead the first regional consultative forum to discuss the proposals of the BBI taskforce.
All the six Nyanza Governors have organized and mobilised at least 3,000 delegates to attend the forum. Most of these are elected leaders and government employees who will draw allowances from the taxpayers’ coffers.
Thousands of Kenyans will turn up at Stadium in the afternoon where a declaration will be made. Being a weekday, most of the people who will attend the function are jobless and have not seen or read a copy of the BBI proposals. But they trust baba to interpret it for them.
We hope the people who will attend the rally will not be told to stop asking questions because that’s the whole point of the forum; getting Kenyans to give their views.
There have been concerns about the posters asking people to attend the forum. They just have pictures of the six governors, all of whom are male. Does it mean that Nyanza does not have women leaders or their views don’t matter?
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Uhuru to Support Mudavadi in 2022?
Is President Uhuru Kenyatta grooming ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi to succeed him?
We learnt the two have been having regular meetings in the last few months where 2022 succession discussions have featured.
It is not clear what the two are planning but people close to both politicians say the relationship between the two is “improving”.
Ruto Tells His Soldiers to Support BBI
“As party leaders, we have decided to support the BBI report to the letter. All party officials should also follow suit,” these are the words of Deputy President William Ruto to his supporters.
Ruto spoke in a closed-door meeting with Taita Taveta Jubilee leaders in Taveta on Thursday.
The looming Jubilee elections also dominated the discussions.
Tough Times Ahead of NHIF Beneficiaries
The State health insurer has introduced stringent requirements likely to lock out millions of poor Kenyans seeking subsidised medical cover.
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has introduced a one-year advance payment system for current contributors.
New self-contributors will also pay Sh6,000 upfront and wait for 90 days before they can benefit from the NHIF health cover.
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