Lawyer Charles Kanjama files case challenging verification of BBI signatures

By Dzuya Walter,

Lawyer Charles Kanjama has filed a case at the Milimani Law Courts challenging the signatures that were put in support of the Building Bridges Initiat...

BBI Bill , high court , IEBC , Judge Jairus Ngaah , lawyer Charles Kanjama , Referendum

Reggae music again: Raila excites netizens with cheeky tweet following Super Tuesday win

By Ian Omondi,

The tally of county assemblies that backed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill on Tuesday peaked at 38 and handshake partner Raila Odinga clear...

BBI Bill , raila odinga , Super Tuesday

3.1M Kenyans support BBI Bill: IEBC

By Tonny Ndungu,

The BBI Bill has been supported by 3,188,001 registered voters, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commision (IEBC) has said in a statement. T...

BBI

IEBC temporarily stopped from conducting referendum on BBI Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The High Court has issued a temporary conservatory order restraining the national polls body from subjecting the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 po...

BBI , Referendum

Tens of thousands sign petition against Tokyo Games chief after sexist comments

By Reuters,

A petition calling for action against Yoshiro Mori, head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee who caused an uproar with sexist comments, gathere...

olympics , sexism , sexist remarks , Tokyo 2020 , Yoshiro Mori

Nine experts trained to examine forged documents join DCI

By Citizen Reporter,

9 document examination experts were on Thursday incorporated into the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI). The nine who meet the global thr...

DCI , fake documents

Kirinyaga County Assembly denies having passed BBI bill, Speaker says MCAs still on recess

By Johnson Muriithi,

The Kirinyaga County Assembly has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that it has passed the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 popula...

BBI , Kirinyaga County.

Chaos disrupts Raila’s BBI rally in Githurai

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Violent clashes on Wednesday temporarily disrupted ODM leader Raila Odinga's rally to popularise the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Nairobi's Gi...

BBI , Githurai , raila odinga

IEBC clears BBI Bill after verifying 1.14 million signatures

By Ian Omondi,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cleared the way for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill to move to the county as...

BBI , IEBC , Wafula Chebukati

IEBC urges Kenyans to verify list of BBI supporters

By Teddy Otieno,

Kenyans have been urged to verify whether they were recorded as supporters of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) without their consent. Independ...

BBI , IEBC

President Kenyatta says over Ksh.2 billion is stolen from gov’t daily

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta sparked mixed reactions on Monday after stating that over Ksh.2 billion is stolen from government everyday. The Head of St...

‘BBI is not about helping Raila,’ President Kenyatta says as he dismisses ‘hustler’ narrative

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has told off critics of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), accusing them of engaging in petty politics instead of focusin...

BBI , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

Chebukati dismisses claims that IEBC is sabotaging BBI process

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebuka has dismissed claims that the electoral body is out to sabotage the Bui...

BBI signatures , Junet Mohamed , Wafula Chebukati

OPINION: Ethical citizens will change Kenya not the constitution

By Guest Writer,

By Joseph Lister Nyaringo As we open the curtains for the New Year 2021, we need to remind ourselves that the destiny of any society is pegged on a...

BBI

IEBC apologises over controversial ‘Burning Bridges Initiative’ tweet

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued an apology over a tweet that had sensationally termed the BBI as the "Burning Br...

BBI , IEBC

Kalonzo, Mudavadi, Wetangula agree to work together ahead of 2022 polls

By Citizen Reporter,

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, his Amani National Congress (ANC) counterpart Musalia Mudavadi and FORD-Kenya’s Moses Wetangula now say they have agre...

2022 elections , kalonzo musyoka , Moses Wetangula , Musalia Mudavadi

Injendi claims he was duped to meet Raila over BBI

By DPPS,

Malava MP Moses Injendi has apologised to his constituents for the recent move to support proponents of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) claiming...

BBI , IEBC , injendi , raila , ruto

BBI signatures verification to begin after Ksh.93M budget approved

By Citizen Reporter,

The BBI signatures verification exercise is set to begin after the National Treasury approved the Ksh. 93,729,800 budget. Also Read: ‘Our dignity...

BBI , BBI signature collection

IEBC says verification of BBI signatures will only start after Treasury releases funds

By Citizen Reporter,

The countdown to a referendum has run into headwinds as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it won't be able to proceed wi...

BBI , IEBC , Referendum , Wafula Chebukati

BBI signatures presented to IEBC drop to 4.4m from 5.2m collected

By Vincent Afande,

Signatures for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) that were presented to the electoral commission have dropped to 4.4m from 5.2million earlier coll...

BBI , Chebukati , IEBC , Junet Mohamed , SIGNATURES