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Constitutional changes in Kenya since independence

President Mwai Kibaki during the promulgation of the new constitution in Nairobi on August 27, 2010. [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 1964 and 2008.

The Constitution was tinkered with at least 27 times, making a wide range of amendments each time.

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