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PM post? Rivals dangle fat carrot rejected in BBI

Post of Prime Minister and an expanded executive was a key feature in BBI proposals. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Introducing the prime minister position was one of the most contested proposals of President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga’s bid to amend the Constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). 

Yet, from formation of their governments suggested by two leading contenders - Mr Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto, Kenyans could still find themselves with a prime minister, or a version of it.

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