This archive report was first published on 3 December 2019.
Published on December 3, 2019, a heated exchange has erupted between City Lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi and National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi over the implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report.
Speaking during a church fundraising meeting in Uriri Constituency, Migori, Muturi stated that Parliament cannot implement the BBI report in its current form. He urged those behind the report to convert it into Bills and policies before it is taken to Parliament for debate.
However, Ahmednassir Abdullahi has dismissed Muturi's interpretation of the Constitution, calling it 'foolish.' He argued that Parliament can indeed implement the report, and that Muturi's stand should not be taken seriously.
‘If Speaker Muturi was an average lawyer, I would have taken his reading of the Constitution very seriously…fortunately no one has ever taken the foolish risk of relying on his interpretation of the law,’ Ahmednassir tweeted.
Others have also weighed in on the matter, with Deputy President William Ruto advocating for the implementation of the BBI report in Parliament, while ODM leader Raila Odinga and his camp prefer a referendum route.
