Kenya’s Court of Appeal has upheld the ruling against changes to the Constitution 2010, through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
The Court of Appeal orders follows the High Court’s declaration that the entire process was “unconstitutional, null and void.”
In a majority decision on Friday, six of the seven-judge bench, headed by the Court’s President Daniel Musinga maintained that the basic structure doctrine limits the amendment power as set out in articles 255 and 257 of the Constitution.
“Basic structure can only be altered through the primary constituent power which must include four sequential processes namely civil education, public participation and collection of views, constituent assembly debate and ultimately a referendum,” Justice Musinga declared.
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— The Judiciary Kenya (@Kenyajudiciary) August 20, 2021
