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BBI AT THE SUPREME COURT: IEBC AG APPEALS

Post by : Ann Njambuya

supreme court building where the AG and IEBC haVE gone to appeal the court of appeal ruling on BBI.

The Attorney General (AG) Paul Kihara will be moving to the supreme court of Kenya , which is headed by justice Martha Koome , in an appeal of the 20 the of august ruling by the court of appeal that put  the last nail in the BBI reggae coffin.

The building bridges initiative popularly known as BBI was first quashed by a high court bench of 5 judges. the AG,IEBC, the ODM party and Raila Odinga and other proponents went over to the court of appeal to a challenge the decision of the high court and to their dismay they were  frustrated again.

However the AG , IEBC are at the supreme court appealing the ruling that was delivered not more than 3 weeks ago.

supreme court building where the AG and IEBC haVE gone to appeal the court of appeal ruling on BBI.
PHOTO: Supreme court building in Nairobi

The Attorney general  is challenging ruling  that made it impossible for the president to amend the constitution whereas the IEBC  is challenging the court of appeal decision on its constitutional composition of the commission, quorum and its mandate.

This time around the ODM Party leader is not appealing  the appellant’s court decision, a decision he took even before judgement had been delivered.

The current number of appeals concerning the BBI at the supreme court now stand at 3.

 

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