The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) initiative will bring inclusivity and better leadership, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has said.
The BBI is a constitutional amendment push led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, who came together after their March 9, 2018 truce.
Speaking in Trans Nzoia county on Friday, Wamalwa termed BBI the solution to leadership exclusion, saying that the amendments will also give rise to better representation.
He said that through it, all residents of the county will benefit from government services irrespective of their background.
“Do not despair because every resident of Trans Nzoia has a right to get services irrespective of ethnicity or religion. The BBI will ensure there is more inclusivity,” he said.
He spoke when he visited Kipsongo Slums where he donated relief food to locals.
The remarks were in response to complaints from members of the Turkana community living in Trans Nzoia, who argued that they are being discriminated over their low numbers.
Through Michael Eng'olan, they stated that they have been excluded in development programs by elected leaders from the area and have not been benefitting like the other communities.
“We want to change since we have been marginalized by all leaders in this region despite their promises during campaigns. Most of us are not captured in development programmes,” said Eng'olan.
His remarks come only weeks after Uhuru extended the BBI taskforce tenure, handing it an additional role of spearheading the report implementation.
Uhuru and Raila have also suggested that the report is better taken back to Kenyans for approval before implementation.