Who are they? Profiles of seven-judge bench hearing BBI appeal

Court of Appeal President Daniel Musinga, Justices Hannah Okwengu, Patrick Kiage, Fatuma Sichale, Gatembu Kairu, Roselyne Nambuye and Francis Tuiyot are currently making their submissions that are expected to be a game changer in the country’s political landscape. But who are the seven judges? Daniel Musinga He is the current President of the- Court of […]

Court of Appeal Judge Francis Tuiyott becomes first judge to uphold High Court ruling on BBI

Justice Francis Tuiyott of the Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). While delivering his judgment in an open court on Friday, August 20, Tuiyott said that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was not properly constituted to collect and verify the signatures endorsing the constitutional […]

Senator Kang’ata: BBI is legally and technically dead; it is punctured

Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata now says the BBI referendum is as good as dead. Speaking in a press conference at his office in Upper Hill Nairobi, the former Jubilee Majority Whip at the Senate said it is difficult for the court of appeal to overturn the High Court ruling. He says the High Court raised […]