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President cannot initiate reforms through popular initiative – Isaac Lenaola

Justice Isaac Lenaola during the reading of the BBI verdict at the Supreme Court. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola holds that a sitting President cannot, and should not, initiate constitutional changes through popular initiative. 

Lenaola, whose argument was similar to that of Chief Justice Martha Koome, said the president does not enjoy untamed power, especially when it comes to constitutional reforms.

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