BBI steering committee failed to give people information and sensitize them prior to collecting signature which makes the process unconstitutional, the court said. The judges noted that the constitutional amendment bill seeks to short-circuit section 87 of the constitution and as such it is illegal. They pronounced the amendment bill as unconstitutional. On the issue of whether the IEBC did its work by authenticating the signatures in support of the amendment bill, the court said the commission did not do its work well. While urging the five-judge bench to dismiss the cases, Raila said the petitions are an abuse of the court process and an invitation of the court to encroach on the legislative mandate of the National Assembly, County Assemblies and the Senate.

Source: The Star May 13, 2021 18:22 UTC