Why BBI failure would be a blessing in disguise for Raila

ODM leader Raila Odinga. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard]

After an intriguing four days laden with legalese where young lawyers embodied a generation that must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it; and the old demonstrated that their feet are guided by the lamp of experience (and interests) - the BBI appeal submissions have come to an end.

Now proponents and critics have to wait until August 20, for the Court of Appeal to deliver its verdict on the Building Bridges Initiative. The appeal came after a High Court ruling that shocked and thrilled in equal measure.