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Divided opinion over motive of extending time for BBI team

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy President William Ruto, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the Building Bridges Initiative taskforce members when they delivered the taskforce's report at State House, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Controversy: Weeks after receiving the report hailed by its authors as a product of extensive public consultations, Uhuru and Raila ask taskforce to collect more views. What exactly do they want? Was the report they launched a doctored version as has been claimed?

A decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga to extend the term of the Building Bridges Initiative task force has sparked controversy. Some leaders said they expected a new team and others questioned the move.

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