This archive report was first published on 13 July 2020.
As Kenyans wait with bated breath for the release of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, Deputy President William Ruto's allies have questioned the motive behind the delays.
According to Jubilee Party deputy-secretary Caleb Kositany, who is also Dr Ruto's de-facto spokesperson, President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are taking Kenyans for a ride by keeping silent on when the report will be released.
"They should release the BBI report rather than trying to play politics with it, we know they are still looking for those who will oppose it, let them bring it, no one will oppose it," Kositany told the Nation on Sunday.
Mr Haji's team on June 30 announced that it had completed its report, and that it would hand the much-awaited document to President Kenyatta and Mr Odinga when the two are ready.
However, the handover of the report to the duo has been delayed by Mr Odinga's illness, which saw him travel to Dubai for a minor back surgery.
Keiyo South MP Daniel Rono told the Nation that their recent revelation that they are banking on the expanded executive to scheme for coalitions ahead of 2022 general elections might have worried both the president and the ODM supremo.
"They have been taken back to the drawing board after it emerged that DP plans to use the BBI to chart his coalition before 2022 and this might have scared them, they thought we would oppose it," said Mr Rono.
