Cord to unveil referendum Bill next week
What you need to know:
- The referendum issues have been merged to focus on electoral, land and judicial reforms as well as strengthening devolution.
- Plans to launch the draft Bill last week were shelved to allow Cord leader Raila Odinga to complete his trips in China and Germany.
Cord is preparing to launch its referendum Bill next week, before initiating the next round of campaigns around the country.
Okoa Kenya secretariat chairman Paul Mwangi on Sunday said the Constitutional Amendment Draft Bill would be launched on April 9.
“We will be proceeding with the process that we suspended due to the media blackout occasioned by the differences over digital migration last month,” said Mr Mwangi.
He said the public would be invited to participate on the Bill as the push for a referendum continues.
“We are still processing the petitions by vetting the registers to ensure the signatures are in order. We plan to do the launch at the Bomas of Kenya,” he said.
The referendum issues have been merged to focus on electoral, land and judicial reforms as well as strengthening devolution.
Plans to launch the draft Bill last week were shelved to allow Cord leader Raila Odinga to complete his trips in China and Germany.
“We previously thought it could be launched on Friday last week but Cord leader Raila Odinga has been away,” said Suna East MP Junet Mohammed.
