President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Amolo Odinga on Wednesday held a meeting with the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce. 

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The duo announced the extension of the term of office for the BBI taskforce. Raila hailed the team for collecting views, compiling the report and presenting the same to the President. 

He also said that the report captures the opinions of Kenyans, adding that the content will impact the nation positively. The State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena confirmed the meeting of the two leaders through a statement released to the media houses on Thursday.

“His Excellency the President and former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga last evening at State House, Nairobi met the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce. The President and the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga thanked the team for putting together a report that captures the aspirations of Kenyans and requested the Taskforce to continue leading the BBI process,” she said.

The team has now been tasked with steering the next phase of the process amid a standoff on the implementation of the same. 

The president has urged the team to continue with its good work as Kenyans wait for the implementation of the recommendations of the report at the end of the day.

“The Taskforce will, therefore, steer the next phase of the process which will largely involve expanding and guiding public participation, and structuring recommendations by Kenyans into implementable action plans,” she added.