BBI ruling has vindicated me, says Senator Irungu Kang'ata

Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata says the High Court ruling on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has vindicated him, following his controversial view that the initiative is not popular in the Mt Kenya region. Mr Kang’ata, who is an ally of Deputy President William Ruto, termed the judgement “proper, good and based on law”. He said it should not come as a shock since he and his colleagues in law and Parliament attempted to reason with BBI proponents, in a push for them to adhere to the Constitution and other legal guidelines, but that this was in vain. Earlier this year, Senator Kang’ata wrote a letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta, telling him of the challenges the BBI faces in Mt Kenya. The letter dated December 30, 2020, addressed to President Kenyatta and Jubilee Secretary-General Raphael Tuju, said the BBI is unpopular in the region. “For every 10 persons I surveyed, six oppose it, two support it and the other two are indifferent … if we do not take urgent measures, I will pin myself permanently in the pillar of the shame of the...