The Kenyan newspapers on Tuesday, May 18, continued to delve into the appeal against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) judgment made by a five-judge bench on Thursday, May 13. The StandardThe publication reported President Uhuru Kenyatta has maintained a studious silence on the High Court's BBI verdict that declared it unconstitutional, null and void. People DailyAttorney General Paul Kihara Kariuki has listed various reasons why the BBI verdict made by a five-judge bench of the High Court should be overturned. That the decision by the county assemblies and more than a million Kenyans to endorse the BBI Bill is a demonstration it is owned by ordinary citizens. Pro-handshake supporters are contemplating using the parliamentary initiative to achieve their mission of amending the 2010 Constitution if the Court of Appeal fails to overturn the High Court ruling.

Source: Daily Nation May 18, 2021 03:56 UTC