Extension of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce tenure is suspicious and ill-intended, former Subukia Member of Parliament Koigi Wamwere has said.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday extended the team's tenure, weeks after its export which was marked by the launch of the BBI report.
But Wamwere now says that contrary to claims that the taskforce's job will be to steer public participation of the constitutional amendment proposals, there is a hidden intention.
He observes that the team has been brought back as part of the plot to propose friendly amendments, which could not be included in the initial report for fear of rejection.
"I think Kenyans are being fooled, I think there is something that needs to be done and it cannot be given to anyone else since these ones have shown loyalty. (Naona wananchi wanachezewa shere, kuna jambo linatakiwa lifanywe na hakuna wengine watatumiwa kwa sababu hawa wameonyesha uaminifu)," Wamwere said on Radio Sauti Ya Mwananchi on Saturday evening.
He noted that keen on making their plan a success, the duo, which reached a truce in March last year, has found it easier working with the already established team.
"They know they might disrupt the plan by bringing in a new team. (Wanajua unaweza ukileta wengine utaharibu mambo)," he added.
The move follows the leaders' insistence that the report can only be implemented through a referendum, which has overpowered the opinion of those who wanted a parliamentary approval.
Allies of the two had initially hinted that the BBI report will propose massive political changes, including the expansion of the executive, which was not seen in the first report.