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Kenya: Activists Who Sunk BBI Ship Urge Top Court to Resist Pressure From Executive
Capital FM, 19 January 2022
Activists who mounted a successful case against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional review process at the Constitutional Court and Court of Appeal have urged… Read more »
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Acted Beyond Mandate By Initiating BBI Drive, Lawyer Insists
Capital FM, 19 January 2022
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been faulted for acting beyond his mandate by initiating a constitutional amendment process through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Read more »
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Kenya: IEBC Says Supreme Court Ruling on Quorum Can Impact August Polls
Capital FM, 18 January 2022
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has asked the Supreme Court to declare the lower courts' ruling on quorum hitch during its input on the Building Bridges… Read more »
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Kenya: Supreme Court Rejects Karua's Plea for Audience in BBI Case
Capital FM, 18 January 2022
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a request to recategorize three parties in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) appeal as respondents instead of amicus curiae. Read more »
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Kenya: Lawyers Seek Added Time to Prosecute BBI as Supreme Court Sets Strict Limits
Capital FM, 18 January 2022
The appeal case on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) at the Supreme Court kicked off on Tuesday with parties involved in the case protesting the court directives on how the… Read more »
Kenyans Who Sunk Law Change Bid Urge Court to Resist Govt Duress
Activists who mounted a successful case against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional review process at the Constitutional Court and Court of Appeal have urged Supreme Court justices not to succumb to threats from the Executive while determining the appeal.
The activists through lawyer Nelson Havi pleaded with the seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Martha Koome to be firm and uphold the Court of Appeal ruling that deemed the BBI process unconstitutional null and void.
The activists include economist David Ndii, Jerotich Seii, James Ngondi, Wanjiku Gikonyo and Ikal Angelei.
Havi has accused the BBI proponents - President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga - of trying to usurp the will of the people notably by trying to illegally change the country's governing system, writes Davis Ayega for Capital FM.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta poses with a photo with the new judges who took the oath of office at State House, Nairobi on June 4, 2021
