PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has insisted that a plan to amend the constitution still exists, while criticizing politicians who oppose the plans.
The constitutional amendment through the Compensation Plan (BBI) was brushed off when the high court ruled it was illegal, and there is an appeal case trying to revive the operation.
“I am not intimidated by anyone. Let them say what they want. We want to adopt this BBI to ensure that no one can relocate his or her partner anywhere, there should be justice and the voice of every Kenyan should be taken into account everywhere, ”the President said yesterday in Rabai area, Kilifi County.
He was on a visit to inspect various development projects and hand over 2,100 land titles to the people.
The president’s stance is similar to that of ODM leader Raila Odinga, who says the BBI process is in its infancy.
Critics of the constitutional amendment, led by Deputy President William Ruto, have continued to claim that the plan is aimed at benefiting the few politicians who are vying for the seats to be created such as those of the prime minister and his deputies if the constitution is amended.
Meanwhile, President Kenyatta who was accompanied by various leaders including the Governor of Kilifi, Mr Amason Kingi, intervened in the country’s debate over the formation of a major political coalition before 2022.
Circles have been saying the president intends to bring together political leaders who were in the NASA wing in 2017, to join others in the upcoming elections.
The dignitaries include Mr Odinga, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Amani National Congress (ANC) colleague Musalia Mudavadi, KANU Chairman Gideon Moi who is also Baringo Senator, and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula.
There has been controversy over the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) coalition formed by Mabw Mudavadi, Moi, Musyoka and Wetang’ula as they are said to be at odds over the direction they will take.
It is likely that the coalition will exclude Mr Odinga as his colleagues at NASA insist that they have agreed he will support one of them in the next election, a position that is opposed by ODM.
“Those who do not want people to come together, they are not people who have a solution to the problems we face. We must ensure that we find a way for leaders to live together, work together to bring Kenyans together and not divide them. Separating leaders will bring war to the people and we want peace. That is the road I ask my colleagues to follow and see the steps we will take, ”he said.
The president’s visit to Kilifi and Pwani in general has taken place a few days after Dr Ruto visited the area to promote his 2022 presidential bid.
