Senate speaker Kenneth Lusaka has ruled out amending the constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020. Lusaka said the Bill is a product of a popular initiative and thus parliament has not power to tinker with the document. The speaker said that Kenyans have sovereign powers to amend the constitution and that Parliament, through its delegated authority, cannot interfere with that. "I therefore rule, in respect to the specific question asked, that, no amendments may be made to the provisions of a Bill to amend the Constitution by way of popular initiative in the Senate. The Senate has the option of either passing or rejecting the Bill in toto in accordance with Article 257(8) of the Constitution," Lusaka said.

Source: The Star May 11, 2021 10:18 UTC