President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are set for major fightback to salvage BBI through a legal battle involving the crème de la crème of constitutional lawyers. The eight lawyers range from celebrated constitutional legal titans to avid trial experts, tipping the Court of Appeal for a major showdown against anti-building Bridges Initiative forces. The Star has established that while the BBI team and the IEBC lawyers are pursuing different appeals, a big meeting bringing together all the lawyers was held sometime this week. The BBI and IEBC legal team attacks would be a multi-pronged duel at the Court of Appeal to not only salvage BBI but also to rescue the electoral commission. Featuring in the list, the Star understands, is Raila's legal adviser and the BBI secretariat lawyer Paul Mwangi, and Eric Gumbo who is in the IEBC team.

Source: The Star May 21, 2021 02:13 UTC