Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has once again endorsed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), ahead of the BBI taskforce's report submission to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The team is expected to hand over the report on its findings, after it was deployed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to seek Kenyans' views on the way forward for the nation.
But the BBI has been facing criticism, especially from forces allied to Deputy President William Ruto, who have termed it a plot to bring about a referendum to expand the executive.
However, Joho is now warning that supporters of the BBI and its report will ensure that the proposals made by the taskforce are realized.
Speaking during the burial of Ngumbao Jola, uncle to Ganda Ward Member of County Assembly in Kilifi on Saturday, the county boss said that they are willing to fight the critics or even go to the negotiation table should need be.
'We are ready to battle with anybody, if its to go round we will go and if it's talking we shall talk," he said.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Deputy Party Leader insisted that BBI will bring forth an all inclusive system of government, where all Kenyans will feel included.
His remarks were echoed by host governor Amason Kingi, who argued that the BBI will address historical injustices, faulting those opposing it.
He said that the critics are basically doing it as a result of their hatred for ODM leader Raila Odinga, who founded the BBI alongside President Uhuru Kenyatta after their 2018 truce.
The governor said that such people are enemies if national cohesion and should not be allowed anywhere near leadership.
"Kenya will not move forward because of hatred for Raila, such people do not deserve to be leaders even MCAs because they are opposed to national cohesion, and unity of all Kenyans," he said.
Also present for the function was Raila.