Deputy President William Ruto’s allies have overwhelmingly celebrated the BBI Bill judgment by the Supreme Court which upheld the lower courts’ decisions that declared the plan to amend Kenya’s constitutional as illegal, null, and void.
The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu, judges, Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko delivered their judgment today, Thursday, March 31.
The majority of William Ruto’s allies who have previously opposed the constitutional amendment plan flooded social media to congratulate the bench for delivering the judgement.
UDA National Chairman Johnson Muthama took to Twitter claiming that the judgment has vindicated his earlier position that the whole BBI was a fraud.
“I said it before and now it has come to pass, BBI was a fraud peddled illegally by the executive. Kudos to, Supreme Court for affirming this today. Kenya is not for a few individuals who can change the constitution at will for aggrandisement,” Muthama wrote on Twitter.
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungwa mocked BBI promoters saying the initiative was unconstitutional even after using state resources to promote it.
“Unconstitutional…. null and void. With all the resources, energy, bravado, and impunity exhibited by the BBI brothers? Truly earth is HARD,” Ichungwa wrote on Twitter.
On his part, Amani National Congress party leader Musalia Mudavadi congratulated the apex court for putting a stop to the BBI reggae.
“I congratulate the Supreme Court judges for their bold decision, which essentially stops the BBI reggae. Kenya is indeed fortunate to have a strong and independent Judiciary to which the people can always turn when those in power become outrageously impertinent.” Mudavadi said.
In the judgment, the Supreme Court judges termed the BBI process as being unconstitutional on two issues.
On the first issue, the majority of the judges ruled that the president cannot initiate a popular initiative in the constitutional amendment process.
On the second issue, the Supreme Court judges unanimously ruled that the creation of 70 constituencies by the BBI Bill was unconstitutional for lack of public participation.
