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Has DP William Ruto changed his mind on new Prime Minister position?

Deputy President William Ruto with former Funyula MP Paul Otuoma at Nangina Parish in Busia. [Duncan Ocholla, Standard]

Faced with the reality that there could be a constitutional referendum, Deputy President William Ruto’s allies have now changed tack over the possible creation of a prime minister position.

It is widely expected that President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga’s Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) team will recommend a referendum that could, among others lead, to creation of more executive positions.

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