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Is BBI genuine? History might raise doubts

President Uhuru Kenyatta (Centre), DP William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga at a past function.

The primary movers of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, have publicly stated, in numerous occasions, that the main import of the exercise is to “unify” the country.

What the two leaders don’t seem to be mentioning, however, is the fact that the country has been here before; that this is not the first time we have tried to find solutions for our exclusionary politics; that the main players are the same.

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