JUBILEE MOVES TO TAKE OVER REFERUNDUM Via #standard The Jubilee coalition now says it is ready to face the Opposition CORD in a referendum, and is crafting strategies to shift the vote to advance its agenda. In a move that could complicate matters for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga-led initiative, Jubilee announced it would go ahead with the vote, but move to the Supreme Court seeking a ruling on certain issues relating to the referendum, which points to a possible legal tussle. The strategy comes in the backdrop of a warning to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ruling coalition that CORD’s referendum could easily sail through if it went ahead to collect one million signatures and move toward a vote. The warning was sounded by a Jubilee think-tank. In a dramatic change in tack that was seen by CORD MPs as a ploy to hijack the referendum, key figures in Jubilee said yesterday they were also identifying issues they would like addressed in a referendum. Jubilee Majority Leader Aden Duale said a think-tank composed of top lawyers, former policy makers and researchers, among others, is preparing the questions the coalition will be presenting for consideration for a referendum. “We are ready for this referendum, when time comes for presenting questions Jubilee will present questions. As we speak, our think-tank is busy looking at that. I can also confirm that we shall soon be going to the Supreme Court to seek interpretation on various issues related to the referendum,” he said.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 05:50:09 +0000
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