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Kenya's Supreme Court blocks President Kenyatta's bid to change constitution

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Paris in October 2021. AP - Gonzalo Fuentes

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Friday rethinking his political strategy after the country's top court stopped his move to make constitutional changes that opponents have branded a bid to increase his power.

In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court upheld a finding by the lower courts that Kenyatta pushed through the changes through a constitutional clause that can only be used by ordinary citizens – not elected politicians.

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