After handshake with Uhuru, referendum is inevitable - Raila

Opposition leader Raila Odinga (centre) with Homa Bay County Woman Rep Gladys Wanga (left) and Suna East MP Junet Mohammed during the ODM National Executive Council (NEC) retreat in Nakuru County on May 8, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Opposition leader Raila Odinga announced the next steps towards implementing the agreement with President Uhuru Kenyatta with a declaration that constitutional reforms were inevitable.

Raila said problems that needed to be tackled to ensure that the 2022 elections did not trigger conflict witnessed in past elections would require amendments to the Constitution and challenged his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party to lead the campaign for the rebirth of the nation within the next one year.