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DP Ruto's lieutenants rally against push for referendum

Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen (right) and Kibra by-election loser McDonald Mariga at St Andrew’s Catholic Church in Bondo during a fundraiser yesterday. [Isaiah Gwengi]

Mt Kenya legislators allied to Deputy President William Ruto have once again opposed calls for a referendum.

Days after release of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, the leaders argue that Parliament and other institutions can make constitutional amendments recommended by the report.

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