All Eyes to the Supreme Court as BBI Ruling Starts
The Supreme Court is this morning expected to deliver its ruling on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
President of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Koome, will deliver the verdict after all the judges have read their rulings.
The other six judges comprise Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Justices Isaac Lenaola, Smokin Wanjala, Ibrahim Mohammed, Njoki Ndungu, and William Ouko.
All the seven Supreme Court judges will each deliver their verdict on the Building Bridges Initiative that was nullified by both the Court of Appeal and the High Court.
Here is a summary of CJ Martha Koome's ruling on the seven issues presented before the apex court:
Summary
1. Basic structure not applicable to the Kenyan Constitution.
2. President not permitted to initiate constitutional amendment through popular initiative
3. the Second schedule on the creation of new Constituencies was unconstitutional
4. Civil proceedings cannot be instituted against the President during his tenure
5. There was public participation in the BBI bill, save for schedule 2 of the bill
6. IEBC was legally constituted with 3 Commissioners
7. Multiple referendum questions not ripe for determination
