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Kenya’s court blocks president’s constitutional changes

Kenya’s court blocks president’s constitutional changes

KENYA'S Supreme Court has blocked sweeping constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the court said, declaring the process unconstitutional through a majority ruling. Kenyatta's political opponents said the failed changes were an attempt to widen the presidency's powers and has dominated early campaigning for an election in August. His estranged deputy and presidential candidate William Ruto has charged the changes would have led to an all-powerful presidency, while Kenyatta argued the proposal would promote power sharing among competing ethnic groups. In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court, whose ruling is final, upheld a finding by the lower courts that…
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President’s “illegal” changes stopped

President’s “illegal” changes stopped

DUNCAN MIRIRI KENYA’S High Court yesterday ruled that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to check his deputy, whom he has fallen out with publicly. Parliament has already passed the proposed amendments, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative, which mark the biggest change to the East African nation's government structure since a new constitution was adopted in 2010. But issuing a ruling on several challenges lodged by various parties, a five-judge bench of the court said Kenyatta had used a constitutional provision reserved…
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Kenya’s president orders new lockdown to curb COVID-19 wave

Kenya’s president orders new lockdown to curb COVID-19 wave

MAGGIE FICK and GEORGE OBULUTSA KENYA’S President Uhuru Kenyatta restricted travel in the capital Nairobi and four surrounding counties on Friday as COVID-19 infections hit record levels in East Africa's richest economy. In a televised address, Kenyatta said a wave of new curbs including a stricter curfew and the closure of bars would hurt but were essential to fight the pandemic. The new restrictions come a week before the Easter holiday, when many Nairobi residents traditionally travel to visit family in other parts of the country. "Whereas the foregoing measures will have a negative impact on the economy, these measures…
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