Supreme Court gives update ahead of 3-day BBI hearing
Supreme Court has issued guidelines ahead of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) petition set to be heard next week.
The hearing, set for January 18, 19 and 20, will see 80 appellants' petitions joined into one.
"Only two counsel per party shall appear and address the court in conformity with established Covid-19 protocols," a statement by the seven Supreme Court judges said.
Lawyers representing the Attorney General and IEBC will each have 45 minutes to highlight
their submissions.
"The main Respondents i.e. David Ndii, Jerotich Seii, James Gondi, Wanjiru Gikonyo, Ikal Angelei, Thirdway Alliance, Miruri Waweru and Angela Mwikali, including Phylister Wakesho, who were the main petitioners at the High Court, shall have 45 minutes each to highlight their submissions," the statement further said.
The rest of the participants will have less than 15 minutes to make their submissions.
"In accordance with the directions issued on November 9, 2021, the allocated time shall be strictly observed and when the timer goes off, the microphone will automatically be switched off," the statement added.
The High Court and Court of Appeal last year stopped the BBI process that would lead the country into a referendum to change some sections of the constitution.
BBI came into being after a handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga in March 2018.
The handshake has been hailed for bringing peace in the country after the 2017 polarised general election.
However, Deputy President William Ruto and his allies read sinister motive in the BBI and vowed to fight it to the end.
