Politicians allied to the tanga tanga faction of the Jubilee party have come out to express their views on the Building Bridges Initiative set to be revealed on Monday, 26th October.

Jubilee Deputy Secretary General Caleb Kositany reprimanded President Uhuru and Raila Odinga over the mission to unite themselves instead of the whole nation.

“According to president Uhuru BBI is about uniting’s, his brother Raila has missed the point by a mile. Why launch BBI with so much venom. Raila pungusa hasira… Ni yetu sisi zote.(Raila tone down your anger, The BBI is for all of us)

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator laughed off the idea of having two senators, saying the proponents have completely misunderstood the whole idea of devolution.

“Those proposing two senators per county do not understand the place of devolution and Senate in our Constitutional architecture and the principle of equality of counties. Every county has only one VOTE in Senate, what will two senators be doing? DELETE!”.

Vocal Homa Bay County women rep Gladys Wanga emphasized on the need to maintain the National agenda and downplayed tribal politics.

“Raila’s arrogance about BBI reggae in Kisii notwithstanding, a “robust national conversation that brings everybody on board” as eloquently espoused by the DP in his speech can not be avoided. Failure to which BBI will go on a permanent halfterm.” said Wanga.

All eyes will be on the Handshake duo, President Uhuru Kenyatta and former prime minister Raila Odinga as the state prepares to launch the Building Bridges Initiative report (BBI) at Bomas of Kenya.

Duncan Kabethi Wachira, the former Commissioner of Police was sacked after Kenya’s first terror attack in August 1998. – By Gerald Gekara

The daring 11 O’clock attack at the Kenyan US Embassy in Nairobi was the excuse for relieving the ex-cop his duties by President Daniel Arap Moi.

The attack was executed at the US embassy headquarters, then hoisted at the Moi Avenue/Haile Sellasie avenue junction.

The crime scene was only 50 metres from the National Police Headquarters, popularly known as Vigilance House.

During the dreaded attack, Wachira was holed up in his office at the 3rd Floor. He appeared clueless as the explosion tore the embassy into pieces, and killed hundreds of Kenyans.

After the attack, the Kenya Army took over rescue efforts at the the US Embassy building, the flattened Ufundi Sacco and Cooperative Bank building.

The operation was led by Brigadier David Agoi, now the MP for Sabatia.

Wachira became a bystander, a passive observer and a security flower boy until former President Moi sacked him.

He was replaced by Philemon Abong’o, the first beneficiary of the Luo-Moi handshake.

‘Strong Man’

When he was appointed Police Commisioner in 1996, Wachira was nicknamed strong man by fellow police officers. He was feared and respected in equal measure.

A career Criminal Investigations Department (CID) man, Wachira was instrumental in eliminating armed gangsters in Nairobi and Kiambu.

He had formed a lethal partnership with former NYS Chief Mwania, through which hundreds of common thugs were dispatched to the next world.

However, Wachira was also accused of grabbing a prime plot in Upper Hill, together with Justice Aaron Ringera.

The plot had been set aside for the construction of Police Headquarters, situated at the junction of Elgon Road and Matumbato.

Wachira will for long be remembered for his role as the pioneer direct inspectorate cadet hired to streamline police force.

Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has torn into wheelbarrow initiatives by Deputy President William Ruto terming it a political gimmick that has no benefit to Kenyans.  – By Ramadhan Kambi.

While addressing Kilifi residents during this year’s Mashujaa Day celebrations at Pwani University grounds the governor said Kenyans will only be freed from poverty, tribalism, and unemployment through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

“The same that are opposing the BBI are the ones going out to give out wheelbarrows as handouts. So they are blocking you from getting the benefits of the BBI and think that they can blindfold you with wheelbarrows,” he said. 

Mr Kingi who was in the company of Kilifi County Commissioner Kutswa Olaka said that the BBI report has outlined various interventions including increasing money to counties from the current 15 per cent they are receiving, a situation he said will improve the lives of the residents in counties. 

“We have been pushing for the increase of funds to counties from the current 15 per cent and that has been addressed in the BBI report. But it baffles me that someone would go to an extent of opposing the document with all these interventions and then the only thing he gives is wheelbarrows. This is unfair and such people should be ignored,” the governor added. 

Mr Kingi downplayed the hustler narrative saying that the DP is far away richer than the people he wants to lie to always. 

“If you are hustler like him, then show me your chopper, your luxury houses not one and the luxury cars you own and then we shall know that you are like him. Other than that, then you are cheating yourself away,” he said. 

He called on President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga to immediately release the contents of the BBI report to Kenyans so that the speculative agenda by the Tangatanga team can be silenced. 

“If we continue to withhold the report, the prophets of doom will continue to speculate and continue to lie to Kenyans about its contents, I am asking the President and Mr Odinga to release the report,” he added.

Kingi also promised to help deliver and explain the BBI document to his residents, insisting that he will lead in ensuring that Kilifi gets to know the importance of what is contained in the document. 

“I will move out as a Governor in 2022 and another person will come in but if BBI is not addressed then the challenges that are there will still exist. I will be in my most pains when after retirement, the only thing I will see in Kilifi is wheelbarrows. That is not what we want as Kilifi residents,” he said.