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The High Court in Kenya has ruled that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was flawed and illegal. The Constitution Amendment Bill, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proposes, among other things, the expansion of the executive arm of government, as well as the number of members of parliament. President Kenyatta had initiated the changes with the backing of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after the two made peace in 2018.

Kenyan activist Okiya Omtatah, who had also challenged the legality of the BBI, says the High Court judges have asserted the rule of law.

(Photo: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) speaks with opposition leader Raila Odinga. Credit: Getty Images)