Deputy President William Ruto’s office on Wednesday requested for hundreds of copies of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill from the government printer.
The request came only a day after anti BBI Ruto tested the first defeat as county assemblies unanimously passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Ruto is opposed to BBI maintaining that it is not a priority for the country. The DP found himself in an awkward position after 41 county assemblies passed BBI Bill.
On Tuesday alone, 27 county assemblies, including some in Ruto’s political strongholds, passed the BBI Bill.
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Ruto’s office requested to be issued with hundreds of copies of the summary of the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2020, after Tuesday shock defeat.
According to a letter dated February 24 sent to the government printer, the office of the DP, through an official who made the request on behalf of the secretary administration, requested to be issued with 400 copies of BBI.
“We request 400 copies of the summary of the Bill and the proposed BBI Legislative Bills,” stated the letter sent to the government press.
Ruto’s Communications Director Emmanuel Talam on Thursday disowned the letter, terming it fake.
“How can the DP request for documents that are all over?” posed Talam.
But sources within the government confirmed that the DP’s office had indeed been furnished with the documents after consultation.
Ruto is faced with tough political options following the support for the BBI by the counties. Another impending defeat awaits Ruto in parliament as both houses deliberate on BBI next week.
