Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Wambugu Ngunjiri has congratulated the Building Bridges Initiative Taskforce after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the extension of its term.
In a Facebook on Thursday, Wambugu said that he looks forward to the team executing the next phase of the report amid a standoff on the implementation of the same.
“Congratulations to the BBI Task Force on getting the mandate to move us forward to the next phase of this process,” he posted.
Uhuru extended the term of the team after meeting the ODM leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at State House. The duo discussed a wide range of issues concerning the report.
“His Excellency the President and former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga last evening at State House, Nairobi met the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce. The President and the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga thanked the team for putting together a report that captures the aspirations of Kenyans and requested the Taskforce to continue leading the BBI process,” read a statement released by State House.
The Senator Yusuf Haji led team will now be expected to deliberate on the implementation of the report. The extension comes at a time when leaders are divided on whether the report will be implemented by parliament or through a referendum.