
Kenya's Court blocks constitutional reforms
The Supreme Court of Kenya has struck down President Kenyatta's Building Bridge Initiative, a law proposal aimed at changing the country's constitution
The Supreme Court in Kenya blocks President Kenyatta's bid to change the constitution; Tunisia's President Saied dissolves Parliament following an online meeting of MPs; The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) changes its name and aim; And, we speak to a Nigerian company working to help African entrepreneurs profit from intellectual property.
(Photo: Senior Counsel James Orengo (C), one of the defence lawyers, consults with colleagues during the submissions in a petition to annul the High Court judgment on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), at the Supreme Court, Nairobi, 29 June, 2021. Credit: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images)
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