Key lessons from BBI verdict and way forward for our democracy

Court of Appeal judges Fatuma Sichale, Patrick Kiage, Roselyn Nambuye, Daniel Musinga, Hannah Okwengu, Kairu Gatembe and Francis Tuiyot at the Court of Appeal. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

In a few days, Kenya will celebrate the Constitution’s 11th birthday.

Nothing symbolises the difference the Constitution has wrought in the decade of its existence more than the decision rendered by the Court of Appeal on Friday.

While in typical Kenyan fashion we will normalise the abnormal, the rest of Africa, particularly our neighbours Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, will be marvelling at how a Judiciary on this continent can have the temerity to stop the Executive in its tracks and thrive.