Blow to BBI as High Court declares Constitution Amendment Bill 2020 illegal – KBC

The Building Bridges Initiative suffered a major setback Thursday after the High Court declared the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill 2020 null and void.

In a ruling delivered by a five-judge bench, the court in Milimani noted that the entire process was unconstitutional as its promoters usurped the powers of the common citizen.

In their determination, judges Jairus Ngaah, George Odunga, Teresia Matheka Joel Ngugi, and Chacha Mwita further ruled that “The president overstretched his powers when he proposed amendments to the constitution outside his clear mandate.”

While ruling in favor of eight petitioners who consolidated their case against the BBI process, the five judges determined that the President appointed committee (BBI Steering Committee), which was established via gazette notice, rendering the whole process state-sponsored.

The BBI secretariat and steering committee according to the judges was, therefore, an unconstitutional outfit/s.

More details to follow…..