Political Parties to sensitize their grass root members on BBI

Chairman of the Political Parties Irungu Nyakeira addressing the press in Kisumu today where he said the committee to sensitize their grass root members on BBI-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo

By Dickson Odhiambo

February 6, 2020

Political Parties to sensitize their grass root members on BBI

Various political parties across the Country will soon start sensitizing their members on the content of the Building Bridges Initiative.

Through the Political Parties Liaison Committee, the Political parties have said they will embark on enlightening the public who are their members to know more about the Building Bridges Initiative that has been subjected to regional meetings in three regions.

Addressing the press in Kisumu today after having a meeting where various political parties have been sensitized on the BBI, Political Parties Liaison Committee Chairman Irungu Nyakeira said there is need for all political parties across the country to create more awareness on the issue of BBI.

The Chair of the Political Parties Liaison Committee says they will carry out political education on the issue of BBI.

He adds that each and every political parties have different views on the BBI and can’t be assumed that all political parties have same views on the document.

“In the coming months, we will be moving to counties so as to sensitize our members on the issue of BBI more around the political education,” he says.

He says the idea is to speak to the people at the grass root so as to know the whole content of the BBI not only some few areas.

“This will enable Kenyans to know it, internalize and make decisions on the BBI,” he adds.

Nyakeira says the Political parties Liaison Committee had made recommendation to the BBI task force but they have not been put into consideration, adding that the committee hope that in the second round some of its recommendations will be considered.

The Chair says some of the recommendations centers around politics, adding that some of them include Political funding, issues about how IEBC is currently constituted, independent candidates among others like inclusivity.

“Our memorandum to BBI task force focuses on the political interests and participation of every Kenya,” Nyakeira further says.

He says all the registered political parties should benefit from the funding unlike now where only two political parties currently benefit from the funding.

He further adds that the Committee is currently working coming up with regulations that will ensure that political parties’ primaries are conducted in a peaceful, transparent and fair manner.

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