BBI Critic Aluochier Cleared to Vie for Kamagambo MCA Seat

At the height of the Building Bridges Initiative campaign, he became a household name after demolishing the effort to modify the Constitution.

He became an overnight celebrity after spending one hour presenting his arguments before the seven-judge panel.

Mr Isaac Aluochier, an activist who successfully argued against BBI in the Supreme Court, now seeks to turn his celebrity status into votes.

He has his sights set on Migori County’s Kamagambo MCA seat.

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After successfully submitting the required documents by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) yesterday, Mr Aluochier is set to run for the ward representative seat.

He is running on a Justice and Freedom Party ticket.

Mr Aluochier, who describes himself as an arbitrator, said he entered the contest to serve the people.

He had shown interest in vying for governorship of Migori before moving on to the Senate and now the MCA.

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He again ran for the Rongo parliamentary seat as an independent candidate in 2017, but was defeated by ODM’s Paul Abuor.

Mr Aluochier was one of the petitioners against the BBI, and his articulate presentation during court sessions catapulted him into the spotlight.

He told the court that president Uhuru Kenyatta does not have ultimate immunity and can be sued while in office.

According to Aluochier, the president has limited immunity, which means he can be sued in civil court.

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“The President does not have absolute immunity. He has limited immunity with respect to civil proceedings,” he said.

He used the example of a traffic violation, claiming that because the president enjoys driving and commits a traffic violation, he is immune from prosecution.

“Every once in a while we see the President driving vehicles, he could commit a minor traffic offence like anybody else. But because of that particular criminal offence or traffic offence, the case may do not fall under Article 143 covered by an international treaty. You can’t sue him,” he said.

According to Aluochier, the president acted beyond the scope of his office when he engaged in issuing Kenya Gazette notices and forming the BBI steering committee.

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“There is nowhere the Constitution authorizes him(Kenyatta) to engage in constitutional change matters outside Article 256,” he said.

He told The Standard that he has been a human rights and constitutional activist for a decade, claiming that his background has equipped him to successfully represent the people.