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For a while now, worries over support for the BBI document in both chambers of the House have been persistent. The dominant view has been that, while the Bill may sail through easily in Senate, it is likely to face fierce opposition in the National Assembly.
Yesterday however, after the joint teams of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committees from both Senate and the National Assembly handed over their reports to the speakers of both houses, new unseen fears seemed to emerge.
Immediately after the co-chairs of the joint committee, Kigano Muturi and Okong’o Omogeni, handed over the report to the two speakers yesterday, the National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi immediately announced that his chamber would reconvene on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the Bill.
Lusaka said that he would first consult before coming up with a date which he was hopeful would be within the week. He however went to add that if this wasn’t going to be possible, then they would meet on the 11th of next month when the Senate is expected to officially reconvene.
Yesterday, later on in the evening, Lusaka sent a message to newsrooms saying that they had discussed and settled on Wednesday as the day for reconvening. Nevertheless, despite this, the hesitation that was witnessed earlier was an indicator that even the Senate, which is considered safe by BBI proponents, may have its issues.
Rifts within the House as a whole were laid bare during the conclusion of the report last week, when two camps emerged from the joint committee.
A camp that favoured the document and opposed any amendments was mainly made of Senators. It was, however the minority. The majority, which had many National Assembly members, had issues with some portions of the Bill.
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