Kenyan senate seeks public input on referendum bill to streamline voting rules

The Senate has opened public participation on the proposed Referendum Bill, 2026, setting the stage for what lawmakers describe as a major attempt to harmonise Kenya’s referendum laws and seal legal gaps exposed by the courts during the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) cases. The Bill, currently before the Senate Justice and Legal Affairs, seeks to establish a single legal framework governing how referenda are conducted, including constitutional amendment votes, county referenda and plebiscites on matters of national public interest. [ . . . ] If enacted, the Referendum Bill, 2026, would become Kenya’s first comprehensive law dedicated entirely to the conduct of referenda, potentially reshaping how future constitutional changes are pursued.
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