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Upsides, downsides of Building Bridges report

By Demas Kiprono | Nov. 29, 2019

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report seeks to solve Kenya’s problems by shifting Kenya from ‘a nation of blood ties to one of ideals’. President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga have billed the report as a turning point in Kenya.

However, issues earmarked are not new. They have been subject to debate for over two decades and informed the 2010 Constitution. The same issues also informed the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission, which is gathering dust somewhere, and Agenda Four of the National Accord that ended post-election violence in 2008.

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