Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Mutula Kilonzo Thursday released a timetable for completion of the ongoing constitutional review process.
While giving a progress report on the review process in Parliament, Mutula said the Committee of Experts has so far issued over 1 million copies of the harmonized constitution draft adding an additional 4 million copies would be distributed by next week.
The Minister said the law review process is on schedule saying after the 30 days set aside for Kenyans to give their views, the Committee of Experts will then have 21 days to consult among themselves until January 7th next year.
Thereafter they will present the draft to the Parliamentary Select Committee for deliberation for 21 days until 28th January next year.
After the revisions by the PSC, the revised draft accompanied by a report on the same by CoE will be debated by parliament for 7 days.
The house will be expected to amend the draft and subsequently return it back to the Committee of Experts, Reference Groups and the Parliamentary Select Committee to build consensus.
After consensus is reached by all interest groups the draft will for the second time be presented to parliament on 7th April next year after which it will be handed to the Attorney General before being subjected to a referendum after 60 days.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka says the government will assist the families of the nine Kamiti inmates who died following a Cholera outbreak at the facility with funeral arrangements.
While issuing a ministerial statement in parliament, Kalonzo said measures have been put in place in the prisons countrywide to curb spread of the disease.
He said the Ministry of Home Affairs will be seeking more funding from Treasury to expand and modernize the country's correctional institutions.
The VP however said six of those who died were suffering from other ailments including HIV/AIDS and Malaria.
He said no new infections had been reported as the situation had been contained.
Six inmates are admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital and another at the prison.
