Uhuru files notice of appeal against High Court judgment on BBI
Wednesday May 26 2021
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What you need to know: President files notice of appeal against the High Court judgment through lawyer Waweru Gatonye.
President Kenyatta is against High Court declaration that he can be sued in his personal capacity and not as the President of the Republic of Kenya.
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Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has launched his personal fight in court for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
Through lawyer Waweru Gatonye, President Kenyatta has filed a notice of appeal against the High Court judgment that declared the BBI illegal, null and unconstitutional.
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From Left: High Court Judges, Justice Teresia Matheka, Justice George Odunga, Justice Joel Ngugi, Justice Jairus Ngaa, and Justice Chacha Mwita during the ruling on the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020, at Milimani Law Courts, May 14, 2021. [Samson Wire, Standard].
MCAs have faulted the High Court ruling that declared the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) null and void.
Speaking at a Nairobi hotel yesterday, caucus of MCAs leadership forum chair Meru MCA Victor Kareithi expressed disappointment in the Judges' decision.
Mr Kareithi argued that the court's decision amounts to taking away the sovereign power of Kenyans in amending the Constitution.
The MCAs insisted the BBI report was not a product of the Handshake but rather about the people.
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Justices Teresia Matheka, George Odunga, Joel Ngugi, Jairus Ngaah and Chacha Mwita at a Court in Milimani on Thursday, May 13, 2021, delivering the judgement on eight consolidated petitions challenging the BBI Referendum. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]
The landmark decision by the High Court to scuttle the Building Bridges Initiative has drawn sharp reactions from constitutional lawyers over its implication to the country.
Whereas some lawyers celebrated the decision as a bold statement by the Judiciary to stop an illegal process, other legal experts argued that the decision was illegal as the judges themselves violated the Constitution by failing to correctly apply the law in determining the issues raised.
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Wainaina Ndung'u |
January 31st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Uhuru meets delegates from Mt Kenya Region at Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has laid bare the extent of his fallout with his deputy William Ruto over the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
In one of his most honest hard tackles on his estranged deputy, the president accused Ruto of trying to get into his Mt Kenya backyard “through the back door instead of using the front door if he is genuine on the plight of the local people”.
Uhuru further said he had not entered into a political pact with anyone ahead of 2022, adding it was the voters who have the ultimate decision on who would be president.
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Priscilla Nyokabi |
January 24th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta (C) flanked by Former Prime minister Raila Odinga and Deputy William Ruto at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi during the official launch of the Building Bridges to a United Kenya Taskforce Report. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
Every time my family and I leave my mother’s home in Othaya, she prays for us with the words: “May God grant you a safe journey for the vehicles you will use are made by the hands of men.” This is my prayer as I write this analysis on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020.