Deadlock on PM seat, JSC delays BBI report

Former Prime minister Raila Odinga meets Yusuf Haji during a briefing on the Handshake committe progress in Nairobi on 1st August, 2018.

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) task force has reached out to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition Leader Raila Odinga for an extension of one month to iron out contentious issues that have slowed the movement.

The BBI Steering Committee was expected to present its report to Uhuru and Raila on Tuesday after the expiry of its mandate on June 30, but the issues of third tier level of government, the prime minister position and the composition of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) remain contentious.