BBI: It will be race against time

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga display a copy of the Building Bridges Initiative report at Kisii State Lodge. [PSCU]

The High Court’s declaration that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is illegal could have devastating effects on the process, including halting it altogether, constitutional lawyers and politicians have warned.

While the promoters of the initiative are expected to petition the five-judge bench’s decision, it is now emerging that doing so will not only be a tall order but the exercise could stretch for long, thereby complicating the timelines for a referendum and next year’s General Election.