Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision, shoots down BBI referendum
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court judgment that nullified the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Referendum Bill process. In their judgement, the 7-judge bench agreed that the BBI process was a presidential initiative and not a popular initiative as submitted to the court by the defence team. The judges, who were responding to […]
Understanding the seven key issues in Supreme Court’s BBI ruling
Supreme Court judges framed seven issues for determination in the appeal case on the verdict of the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2020, which had its final funeral rites conducted on Thursday, after majority of the judges in the apex court reaffirmed the Court of Appeal ruling that the process was unconstitutional. However, the President and the […]