Good News for Uhuru and Raila Following the Supreme Court's Latest Ruling in the BBI Appeal Case

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga during the BBI appeal. | Photo Courtesy/YouTube

City Lawyer Ahmednasir has claimed that the Supreme Court will rule in favour of the appeal team, adding that there's already an ongoing meeting to discuss the sharing of positions.

The CJ Koome-led bench will finally have the last say on the issue and settle the matter once and for all.

Likewise, up for assurance is whether the BBI proposition to make 70 new supporters unlawful, as managed by the lower courts. Head legal officer Paul Kihara Kariuki contends that the lower courts disregarded the freedoms of residents to decide appointive limits through a mandate.

The AG further blames the lower courts on whether common procedures can be organized against a sitting President, contending that he appreciates invulnerability while in office.

Supreme Court's latest ruling in the BBI appeal case. | Photo Courtesy

From left: Deputy President William Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and Orange Democratic Movement pioneer Raila Odinga at the Bomas of Kenya on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, during the send-off of the Building Bridges Initiative.

From left: Deputy President William Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and Orange Democratic Movement pioneer Raila Odinga at the Bomas of Kenya on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, during the send-off of the Building Bridges Initiative. PSCU

Raila, who recorded his entries close to the BBI Secretariat through Paul Mwangi, contends that the Court of Appeal failed in observing that there wasn't sufficient public interest.

Additionally, legal counselor Paul Mwangi additionally contends that no Constitution is set in stone on whether or not the essential design regulation applies to Kenya or not. The lower courts had decided that the fundamental design of the Constitution couldn't be changed.

Mwangi likewise tries to demonstrate that the President was not the initiator and advertiser of the BBI cycle and that there is no regulation that restricts him regardless of whether he was the initiator.

The court is likewise expected to control the majority expected for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to direct its business regardless of whether each proposed established change should be a different mandate question.

AG Kihara Kariuki, the main litigant, is set to start off entries tomorrow. Different appellants incorporate the BBI Secretariat, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Senate, the National Assembly, and a few county assemblies.

BBI, initiated by Reggae by its advocates, started off with a representative handshake between Uhuru and Raila at the President's Harambee House office in March 2018.

The cycle, nonetheless, hit detours en route when the High Court sitting in Nairobi decided that it was unlawful. This choice would additionally be maintained by the Court of Appeal in August 2021.

A seven-judge seat that incorporates Chief Justice Martha Koome, her representative Philomena Mwilu, and Justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung'u, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko will hear the matter.

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