New demands on what next for report points to a new battlefront

A section of MPs led by Homa Bay Women Representative Gladys Wanga (2nd left) addressing the media at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Reality of the bumpy road ahead for political reforms in the country is finally dawning even before the ink dries on the Building Bridges Initiative Report unveiled on Wednesday.

Among the pointers to a precarious journey ahead are demands by Opposition leader Raila Odinga that MPs be locked out of the process. This is likely to open a new battlefront with allies of Deputy President William Ruto who are pushing for Parliament to take the lead in the reforms.