Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi faced a backlash after he lauded the apex court for upholding the invalidity of the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020, famously known as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
In his statement on Thursday, March 31, Musalia stated that the determination by the seven-judge bench was a win for Kenyans.
He also underlined that the ruling was a demonstration of the Judiciary's independence.
"I congratulate the Supreme Court judges for their bold decision which essentially puts a stop to the BBI reggae.
'Kenya is indeed fortunate to have a strong and independent Judiciary to which the people can always turn to when those in power become outrageously impertinent," Mudavadi tweeted.
A section of Kenyans, however, called out the Kenya Kwanza co-principal recalling that he was among those who spearheaded the initiative, having appended his signature on the bill.
Some of them retraced images of the ANC boss promoting the bill.
"Mudavadi the BBI Reggae you are denouncing has your signature!," Alinur Mohamed, a Nairobi-based politician stated.
"The same man who was at Bomas and appended his signature now celebrating the verdict of the court," Sedric Ikhokoro stated
They also cited his attendance at the BBI report launch at the Bomas of Kenya in 2019. However, others concurred with the ANC boss that the ruling would build Kenyans' confidence in the Judiciary ahead of the August 9 polls.
"The doctrine of separation of powers is so evident in our sister country Kenya we need to borrow this spirit viva the Supreme Court of Kenya," Derrick Alleni stated.
While speaking in Lamu, Ford-Kenya party leader, Moses Wetangula who accompanied Mudavadi to a Kenya Kwanza rally, vowed to institute legal proceedings against President Uhuru Kenyatta once his term ends in August.
Wetangula alleged that the head of state misappropriated funds in the name of championing the BBI initiative.
" Kwanza Alliance will set up an inquiry and prosecute President Uhuru Kenyatta," Wetangula announced.
