Mombasa County Governor Hon. Ali Hassan Joho has broken his silence after being silent for a whole month without addressing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) issue after it was declared illegal, unconstitutional, null and void by the Court of Appeal.
Governor Joho took to social media to share his official statement touching on the missed opportunities that Kenyans will lose now that the BBI has been blocked by the Court of Appeal. Joho reiterated BBI would have easily created jobs and opportunities in Kenya for all Kenyans.
“The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was aimed at creating opportunities that would benefit Mombasa and the country at large.
It is sad to note that Kenyans will have to wait a little longer to get golden opportunity of enjoying these benefits partly because of bad politics.
It’s this sad reality that disturbs me immensely, both as the Deputy Party Leader of the ODM Party and as a Governor who can attest first-hand to the importance of the BBI report,” Governor Joho’s official statement read in part.
Hassan Joho went further to note that the proposed 35% allocation was going to support the capital-intensive projects around the country and how positively it was going to be thanks to the Ward Development Funds was unprecedented.
Joho shared that it’s not too late to rethink the importance of BBI and what it was going to help achieve for all Kenyans in the country touching on “the impact of the Health Services Commission which was to address all matters of Health Care, i.e monitor the implementation of national policies for the management of Health Care workers at County levels and recommend appropriate action.”
The flamboyant Mombasa County Governor went further to explain the importance of rethinking the importance of BBI for all Kenyans, and if possible, rethink it because it’s not too late, yet.
“Today, the fate of our 47 counties financing lies in the Supreme Court, the proposed 35% allocation was to go a long way in supporting capital-intensive projects in our devolved units. Not to forget the impact of the Ward Development Funds.
Also Important to note is the impact of the Health Services Commission which was to address all matters of Health Care, i.e monitor the implementation of national policies for the management of Health Care workers at County levels and recommend appropriate action.
These are just but some of the fruits that BBI was meant to bring to us as a people. It is not too late to rethink it,” he added.
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