We have to move on says Raila as Appelate court rejects BBI

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga now says it's time to move on from BBI and focus on bigger issues affecting the country following the appellate court decision to uphold the High Court ruling that declared the bill unconstitutional.

In a brief statement, moments before the court released its full verdict on the bill, Odinga said the initiative was not a destination but a journey.

"The decision of the Court of Appeal today is remarkable as it forms part of the continuing conversation on the future of this country and the significance of our new Constitution to the political culture we and the generations that will come after us will practice,” said Odinga.

“It is likely that this is not the end of the conversation and the parties involved will each make their own decisions on how to proceed from the decision that has been delivered today.”

“For us, as we have stated before, we shall engage only to the extent that circumstances will require. But we feel that we have to move on.”

Earlier in the week; Odinga ruled out possibilities of challenging the appellate court's decision on the Building Bridges Initiative case should the court uphold the High Court ruling noting his focus is now on the 2022 elections.

The ODM leader who was speaking in an interview with Radio Nam Lolwe said he will respect the court's ruling and that he together with his handshake partner President Uhuru Kenyatta will instead chat a new path of winning the 2022 election  and forming the next government.

“If the courts rule otherwise, it is not the end of the road. We will keep BBI in a certain envelope and go on and take over government first in 2022. After that, we shall go back to BBI because there is a lot that our people want to be changed in the Constitution,” said Mr Odinga.

“We do not want to waste any more time by going to the Supreme Court. We will now concentrate fully on elections. After clinching power, then we will go for BBI.”