BBI Report - Building Bridges Initiative

The bbi team collected recommendations from 7,000 Kenyans and compiled them in what is now the BBI Report that was released on Wednesday, 27th November 2019 to the public for further discussion.

Depending on the response from the public after reading the BBI report, Kenyan might have a referendum to amend the 2010 constitution resulting in change of government structure.

Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) 9 point agenda

BBI Team collected views from the public based on the following 9 point agendas:

How to end Ethnic Division

Inclusivity

How to solve Polarizing elections

Safety and Security

How to deal with corruption

How to deals with Lack of National ethos

Responsibility and Rights

Shared prosperity

Enhancing Devolution

Summary

Below is a summary of it and more information will be updated shortly;

Allocation to counties to be increased to atleast 35%

Primer Minister to be appointed by the president from the majority party in parliament

The cabinet shall comprise of deputy president, prime minister and cabinet ministers chaired by the president

Presidential term limit to remain to two terms as it was in the 2010 constitution

The opposition leader shall become ex officio member of parliament (shall sit in parliament)

The official opposition party shall have a shadow cabinet

Half the cabinet shall appointed from members of parliament and the other half comprise of technocrats

Minimize taxation for new and small businesses by providing them a tax holiday (exemption) of at least 7 years as a support to youth entrepreneurship and job creation