Former Majority leader Aden Duale has said the BBI dismissal is the best thing that ever happened to Kenya.
This was after the Court of Appeal upheld a ruling by the Kenyan High Court that declared the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional amendments unconstitutional.
This verdict prompt mixed reactions from political leaders who took to social media to express both their approval and disappointments.
“The Constitution was made by Wanjiku and it is hence for Wanjiku and its basic structure can only be changed by Wanjiku,” Duale said.
In a statement on Friday night, Duale said with this landmark judgement of the Court of Appeal, it is certainly the end of the road for BBI!
“Wanjiku has won! We have been vindicated. BBI was a plan hatched to define the 2022 Succession politics of president Uhuru Kenyatta,” he said.
“We knew from day one . It was marginalized certain sections of our country. Shame to the handshake and BBI nonsense. “
The Court handed president Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM Party leaders Raila Odinga a stinging political blow at a time they had escalated their 2022 succession plans against DP William Ruto’s Hustler Nation movement.
The bench headed by President Daniel Musinga tore into the BBI process, declaring several stages and actions unconstitutional and unlawful.
“The whole process was null and void and in the end am happy we have kept the constitution sound and safe up and until this moment and may it remain as such,” Justice Patrick Kiage said.
The Judges also appeared to raise the bar on amending the Constitution through popular initiative and making it even harder to amend the country’s supreme law.
The majority faulted the President for riding on a popular initiative – an avenue reserved for the common man – to instigate constitutional changes.
One of the first to react was ODM Party leader Raila Odinga who conceded to the decision of the court even before it was formally made.
Raila said the BBI was not a destination but a journey.
“It is likely that today’s Court of Appeal ruling is not the end of the conversation and the parties involved will each make their own decisions on how to proceed from the decision that has been delivered today. But we feel that we have to move on,” Raila said. BY THE STAR