Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has welcomed the rejection of the Punguza Mizigo constitutional amendment push.
By Thursday, the number of county assblies which have rejected the bill had increased to 31 out of 47, with only two houses endorsing it, leading to its technical disqualification.
Speaking in her county on the same day, Waiguru said that the bill, which sought to among others reduce the number of elective seats, was populist and set for failure.
She added that its proposals are unworkable, hence the rejection, adding that it has also been thrown out for failing to have a clearly spelt out plan to deliver prosperity.
"It was also rejected for failing to have guideline to prosperity,” she said, during the rollout of a program that will give free sanitary pads to 4,257 school girls across the county.
Waiguru found it unrealistic and retrogressive, and a reverse move from the gains made under the 2010 constitution, which she termed the reason behind its rejection in Kirinyaga.
She wondered why Aukot cannot accept its " natural death".
According to Waiguru, its now time to bring on board the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) founded by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ex-premier Raila Odinga.
She said that the Mt Kenya region will support the bill, on grounds that its the remedy to the culture of violence after polls.
“The BBI will bring about inclusivity which will lead to harmony and lasting peace in the country. We will go out and campaign for it so that citizens can understand what it is all about,’’ she added.
And though the proposals of the BBI remain unknown to the public, Raila has hinted that the taskforce might propose a referendum to expand the executive and reintroduce the parliamentary system.