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Political power play behind constitutional changes in Kenya since independence

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga with Jomo Kenyatta, 1965. [File, Standard]

As Kenyans wait eagerly for the Court of Appeal verdict on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) ruling of May 13, 2021, the grain of Kenya’s constitutional history reveals a mischievous power play with the independence Constitution between the period 1964 to 2008.

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