Top legal minds in ODM split over fresh push to amend BBI

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga appends his signature during the launch of signature collection for the BBI. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Trouble is brewing within Raila Odinga's legal think-tank following conflicting positions on the procedure of prosecuting the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

The emerging crisis has split the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) legal fraternity into two rival camps, with one side led by Senate Minority Leader James Orengo and the other by lawyer Paul Mwangi, who served as Joint Secretary to the BBI.

Orengo is pushing for the reopening of the BBI document for fresh amendments, while Mwangi maintains any change to the document, “including introduction of a mere coma,” will render BBI an illegal process.