Chief Justice Martha Koome (C) flanked by Dep CJ- Philomena Mwilu (3L) Judge Smokin Wanjala (2L), Judge Isaac Lenaola (L), Judge Mohamed Ibrahim (3R), Judge Njoki Ndungu (2R) and Judge William Ouko (R) are seen during a session at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on March 31, 2022. AFP PHOTO
Kenya's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plans, proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, to amend the Constitution through the
Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).In a majority decision of five against two, the top court judges agreed that the BBI Bill, which sought to amend the supreme law through a popular initiative was unconstitutional.
The judges agreed that President Kenyatta was the promoter of the initiative yet the Constitution does not grant him the powers to amend the laws through a popular initiative.
The seven-judge bench in a majority decision, however, agreed that the basic structure doctrine is not applicable in the Kenyan constitution.
The judges led by Chief Justice Martha Koome agreed that the President's legal proceedings cannot be brought against him or any person performing the functions of his office, during his tenure.
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