President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga never gave views on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) team directly.
A report by Sunday Standard reveal that the two used other channels to present views to the team.
BBI joint secretary Paul Mwangi revealed that the same approach was adopted by Deputy President William Ruto and Jubilee party.
Paul Mwangi states that the move was welcomed as it reduced bias among the 16 members who could be swayed by political affiliations to the three leaders.
He also revealed that foreign nations were willing to fund the process and provide experts.
However, they turned down the offeroffer to make sure that the process was purely Kenyan.
“They had separately asked to fully fund the process, but we were not comfortable with the move and we declined because we felt that it would have affected the objectivity and independence of the team,” says Paul Mwangi, BBI joint secretary as reported by Standard.
The members also agreed to compromise personal views and affiliations for the sake of getting a neutral solution.
“When we met, we agreed that everything we do be guided by consensus and not hardening of positions. It worked well,” Mwangi states.