Uhuru’s No to referendum puts him on collision course with Raila

President Uhuru Kenyatta during a round-table meeting on manufacturing with the Private Sector Alliance at State House Nairobi on Friday. With him are Trade Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed and Kenya Private Sector Alliance Chairman Nicholas Nesbitt. [PSCU]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s announcement that he does not support calls to change the Constitution took many by surprise, puncturing the hopes of the Opposition and emboldening a faction of his Jubilee party.

Political experts say the President’s decision not to support calls for a referendum will have far-reaching political ramifications for his party and his relationship with the Opposition. After a long silence on the matter, the President on Friday made known his stance on the matter that has been at the centre of current political talk during a round-table forum with members of the Private Sector Alliance.