Kenyan appeals court upholds order to halt president's constitutional changes

President of Kenya's Court of Appeal Daniel Musinga flanked by Lady Justice Roselyn Nambuye and Lady Justice Hannah Okwengu addresses delegates during the ruling of the Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI) case, a key part of jostling, ahead of a presidential election due next year, at the Court of Appeal in Nairobi, Kenya August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a decision to stop President Uhuru Kenyatta from making broad constitutional changes, limiting his ability to prevent his estranged deputy from succeeding him next year.

The proposed amendments, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), would have been the biggest change to governance since a new constitution in 2010.