Editor's Review

  • BBI Bill passed by more counties on Tuesday, February 23 2021.

25 county assemblies have passed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill. 

On Tuesday, the vote by the county assemblies surpassed the constitutional threshold required for the bill to proceed to Parliament. County assemblies that approved the Bill including:

1. Makueni

2. Kitui

3. Narok

4. Kakamega

5. Mombasa

6. Bungoma,

7. Nyamira

8. Murang’a

9. Machakos

10. Nyeri

11. Lamu

12. Nyandarua

13. Kirinyaga

14. Garissa

15. Siaya

16. Kisumu

17. Homa Bay

18. Busia, Vihiga

19. Trans Nzoia

20. Nairobi

21. Kisii

22. West Pokot

23. Kajiado

24. Laikipia

25. Samburu

26. Taita Taveta

27. Kiambu 

28. Bomet 

29. Isiolo

30. Tanariver 

31. Embu 

32. Tharaka Nithi 

33. Marsabit 

Kenya will head to a referendum in June 2021 once the constitutional threshold required to secure an election to amend the Constitution is reached.

The Bill will still need to go to the National Assembly and the Senate.

The BBI supporters have planned rallies to sell the document to Kenyans ahead of a June referendum.