Organisers of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) consultative forums, have been faulted for making the ongoing rallies look like tribal mobilisation campaigns.
Nakuru-based political commentator Mwangi Njui says the campaigns should uniformly be addressed across the country, and not made to address the needs of ethnic groups.
He points out that the BBI risks not uniting the country as intended, if leaders will allow tribes and regional leaders, to propose what they want for their people in the forums.
"Those behind BBI have shown us that its a tribal push when they address regional issues. It would be better for us to build a national bridge. (Wanaoongoza BBI wameonyesha ni mambo ya kilabila wanapoenda kila mahali na kueleza shida za kule. Ingekuwa bora kama tungejenga daraja la kitaifa)," he said.
He spoke on Radio Sauti Ya Mwananchi's Cheche show on Saturday evening, also attended by former Subukia MP and veteran politician Koigi Wa Wamwere.
Njui also added that the idea behind the BBI campaign, which is to unite Kenyans, is a good one, and had it come into existence earlier, then Kenya would be a better place to be.
He encouraged leaders behind the push to ensure that the final report is implemented, and not shelved like the previous reports that ended up being forgotten about.
"We have seen other reports being concluded but not being implemented, this won't be the first one. Its my prayer that it is worked on. (Tumeona ripoti zingine zikitoka na hazikutekelezwa, hii haitakuwa ya kwanza. Naomba ikitoka ishughulikiwe)," added Njui.