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Churches push for referendum, oppose car grants and development funds for MCAs

Ufungamano-Joint forum of Religious Organisations co-chair Rashmin Chitnis (left) flanked by vice secretary Willy Mutiso during a press briefing on Thursday. [Willis Awandu/Standard]

Churches in Kenya have joined the push for a referendum to overhaul the structure of Government by reducing the number of elected and nominated leaders.

Yesterday, the Ufungamano-Joint Forum of Religious Organisations (U-JFRO) said they would "immediately" kick off the process of collecting signatures from Kenyans to call for the amendments.

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