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Kenya: Kenyan Judges Stop President's Reforms As Attempt to 'Dismember' the Constitution
The Conversation Africa, 24 August 2021
The Court of Appeal of Kenya has upheld the High Court's ruling that attempts to overhaul the country's constitution violated its basic structures. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyatta, Odinga Asked to Refund Flopped Constitution Change Bid Cash
Nation, 23 August 2021
Allies of Deputy President William Ruto and Amani National Congress (ANC) boss Musalia Mudavadi now want President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga to refund funds used… Read more »
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Kenya: Let's Now Work Together to Build Kenya, Ruto Tells BBI Proponents After Humiliating Defeat
Capital FM, 23 August 2021
Deputy President William Ruto has urged leaders from across the political divide to work together to get the country back on its growth path after Friday's landmark judgement by… Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta Was Denied a Fair Trial in BBI Case - Judges
Nation, 20 August 2021
The High Court condemned President Uhuru Kenyatta unheard during the proceedings relating to the petitions filed against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), two Court of Appeal… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Court Blocks Attempt to Change Constitution
VOA, 20 August 2021
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled Friday that a plan by President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga to change the Constitution was unlawful. Read more »
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Kenya: What BBI Judgement Means for the Big Three
Nation, 20 August 2021
Whichever way today's BBI judgement goes, it will have a significant sway on Deputy President William Ruto, ODM boss Raila Odinga and the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) leaders'… Read more »
Kenya President's Constitution Change Bid 'Unlawful'
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a plan by President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga to change the Constitution was unlawful. Justice Gatembu Kairu said the power to change the Constitution lay with the citizens, not the political elite, writes Mohammed Yusuf for Voice of America.
"Abolishing or abrogating provisions of the Constitution in such a way to alter its foundation and structure is therefore not envisaged under Chapter 16 of the Constitution," Kairu said. "That is a preserve of people exercising sovereign power, which belongs to them in accordance with the Article 1 of the Constitution."
The legality of the Constitution Amendment Bill 2020 popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative was examined by a seven-judge bench chaired by Justice Daniel Musinga.
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga said ahead of the ruling that he would respect the verdict issued by the court. The ruling is expected to have a significant sway on Deputy President William Ruto, ODM boss Raila Odinga and the One Kenya Alliance leaders' presidential campaign strategies.
Allies of Deputy President William Ruto and Amani National Congress (ANC) boss Musalia Mudavadi now want Kenyatta and Odinga to refund funds used in the flopped constitutional change bid.
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