RUTO’S MESSAGE TO KENYANS AFTER HIGH COURT REJECTED BBI

Deputy President William Ruto’s post on Twitter following the ruling that nullified the BBI process suggests that he is a happy man.

The DP’s reaction comes minutes after the five-judge bench of the constitutional court on Thursday ruled that the Building Bridges Initiative process is null and void.

Justices Joel Ngugi, George Odunga, Jairus Ngaah, Chacha Mwita, and Teresia Matheka unanimously ruled that the entire process that the BBI team followed in coming up with the constitutional amendment was unconstitutional.

The DP’s reaction came minutes after the five-judge bench of the constitutional court on Thursday ruled that the Building Bridges Initiative process is null and void.

There is GOD in heaven who loves kenya immeasurably. May GOD'S name be PRAISED forever.

— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) May 13, 2021

Justices Joel Ngugi, George Odunga, Jairus Ngaah, Chacha Mwita, and Teresia Matheka unanimously ruled that the entire process that the BBI team followed in coming up with the constitutional amendment was unconstitutional.

Judges said that the president, the government, or any state organ cannot initiate a popular initiative in the constitution.

They said that the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill 2020 was a process that was initiated by the president.

DP Ruto was sidelined in the BBI process and his allies in both the National Assembly and the Senate voted against the bill.

The judges noted that the constitutional amendment bill seeks to short-circuit section 87 of the constitution and as such it is illegal.

They pronounced the amendment bill as unconstitutional.

By The Star