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The Supreme Court will on Thursday deliver its judgement on the fate of the BBI constitutional review process. The verdict by the seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome is likely to have a significant effect on the events in the political landscape. The judgement holds the key to wide-ranging constitutional changes including among other things an expanded executive structure. It will be a culmination of a protracted political and legal contest for the first amendment to the 2010 Constitution. The nation’s attention will be on the judges who in a masterstroke will either change the county's governance structure as we know or maintain the status quo. It is a litmus test for the CJ Koome-led bench. The Supreme Court has a momentous task of deciphering previous...

The much anticipated BBI judgement will be delivered in open court on Friday this week. In a communication to parties, the court of appeal says the judgement will be read by the seven judges in open court. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only 16 lawyers will be allowed in the court while the rest will follow proceedings online. Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar Lorraine Ogombe says each side should select 8 lawyers who will be in court. The parties have until the end of Wednesday to choose and forward the names of the 16 lawyers to the court. This comes a week after lawyer Evans Ogada wrote to the court asking for the judgement to be delivered in open court due to public interest. The seven-judge bench made up of Court of Appeal President Daniel Musinga, Justic...

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Supreme Court Judges Set To Deliver Ruling On BBI Appeal

BBI judgement to be delivered in open court on Friday