Court bars IEBC from presenting BBI to counties

The Building Bridges Initiative suffered a major blow on Monday after the High Court  barred IEBC from presenting the constitutional amendment Bill 2020 to the county assemblies for deliberation.

In a ruling delivered by a five-judge bench, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was temporarily stopped from submitting the Bill to the counties pending hearing and determination of seven petitions filed challenging the process.

“We believe that it is in the public interest that appropriate conservatory orders be granted. Consequently, we hereby order that a conservatory order be and is hereby issued restraining IEBC from facilitating and subjecting the Constitution Amendment Bill 2020 to a referendum," the order reads.

The court further barred the commission from taking any other action to advance the Bill pending the hearing and determination of the consolidated petitions.

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