President Uhuru Revisits BBI

The celebrations were dominated by BBI politics as the President said the Judiciary had not considered the spirit of the law, thus making impaired decisions. He said the court denied Kenyans their sovereign and supreme right to vote at a referendum.

Reminiscing the 2017 presidential election nullification, the already existing sour relationship between the Judiciary and the Executive has been worsened to an attempt to stop the will of the people as expressed through BBI. President Uhuru says the Judiciary has tested the constitutional limits.

“Their decisions must consider the letter of the law, but fundamentally the spirit of the law must also guide them. And I say so because the spirit of the law is the light that will illuminate the burden of the choices they make,” He added.

The judges also faulted the President for breaching the Constitution that he swore to defend. Instead, the President and his handshake partner Raila Odinga have already appealed the ruling. The duo has assembled a team of seasoned lawyers including senior counsel and Siaya Senator James Orengo, Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, and Paul Mwangi to fight for the BBI’s survival in the Court of Appeal.

President Uhuru said the BBI was meant to bring political stability by building bridges, creating inclusive politics, and ending ethnic domination has stagnated the country’s progress.