Kenya Court rejected Uhuru’s proposal to amend the country’s constitution, claiming he acted illegally.

Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled against President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to amend the country’s constitution, claiming he acted illegally.

The administration has attempted to reverse the lower courts’ rejection of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

The seven Supreme Court justices issued a long decision on a variety of technical problems.

Some grounds were ruled in favor of the government, but the verdict essentially indicates that the initiative cannot go forward.

A majority of the judges agreed with the lower courts that such constitutional modifications should be initiated by citizens rather than by a head of state.

They also claimed that the establishment of 70 additional seats without public input was unlawful.

In addition to adding additional MPs, the plan was to extend the executive to include a prime minister and deputy prime ministers.

Mr Kenyatta and his old opponent, opposition leader Raila Odinga, devised BBI, but it was not supported by Deputy President William Ruto, who had a falling out with his boss.

As a consequence, it has been tied to the race to follow President Kenyatta, who is set to stand down in August after two terms in office.