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Judges reject president's appeal to change Kenya constitution

Judges reject president's appeal to change Kenya constitution

It comes a year before the next presidential election

Focus on Africa · BBC World Service

August 20, 202121m 41s

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Show Notes

Appeal Court judges in Kenya have upheld an earlier decision by a lower court blocking a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country's constitution, calling the project "unconstitutional and unlawful."

Authorities in Uganda have suspended the work of at least 50 local NGOs for various reasons including failure to register.

Kenya has launched its first-ever national wildlife census, which will count the number creatures on both land and sea.