Kenya: Countdown to the Constitutional Referendum

Civil society groups in Kenya have set their sights on an upcoming referendum in a bid to prevent government from pushing through an altered version of the country's draft constitution. This comes after parliament gave its approval to the amended draft at midnight last Thursday, by a vote of 102 to 61. The altered version of the document was initially put forward earlier this month during a retreat in the coastal town of Kilifi, attended by certain legislators.