Uhuru Breaks Silence on Appeals Court Ruling on BBI

President Kenyatta has broken his silence on last week’s Appeals Court ruling on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). 

The second-highest court on the land upheld a High Court decision that declared the BBI constitutional review process null and void.

Speaking during an engagement with media editors at State House, Nairobi on Monday, Kenyatta said the judges were misguided on BBI.

"People have decided to deny Kenyans what is legitimately theirs. BBI was not about who was going to be president, I am more than happy to serve out my term and finish my program,” said Kenyatta.

He added: "Part of my agenda is to bring people together and maintain a peaceful, stable, united country. The courts have been highly misguided on that process, it is not a competition issue.”

He dismissed claims that BBI was meant to extend his stay in power or propel ODM leader Raila Odinga to power.

"There's no clause in BBI that says that the incumbent president is going to continue for another 10 years, this is all propaganda," he said.

“Unfortunately, the courts have ruled the way they have ruled and I believe that they have been highly misguided in that process, we have diverted from why we wanted the BBI to it being an issue of competition…some saying this BBI was to propel Raila Odinga. Odinga would have declared his candidature without BBI.”