(PHOTOS): BBI hearing case at the Court of Appeal closed

The case at the Court of Appeal on the Building Bridges Initiative BBI entered its final day on Friday.

The parties involved in the case made their last submissions, each side trying to convince the court to rule on its behalf.

The plaintiffs want the court to overturn the ruling made by the High Court which termed the BBI process was unconstitutional, null, and void.

On the other hand, respondents want the court to uphold the ruling of the High Court in its final decision.

The hearing started on July 29, and the court of Appeal President Daniel Musinga said that the Court will not extend the time.

Senior Counsel Martha Karua has asked the Court of Appeal to use its power bestowed by the Constitution to punish the political elite who want to use their influence to abuse it.

In her submissions on the last day of the BBI appeal hearing, Karua said the court’s powers are not inferior to those of the Executive, and that all arms of government derive their power from the people.

“This court's powers are not inferior to the Executive, all arms of government derive their power from the people and this court has the final word on the interpretation of the Constitution,” Karua said.

Lawyer Christian Andole urged the seven-judge bench to order President Uhuru Kenyatta to personally refund taxpayers' money used in the alleged illegal process.

Andole represents Morara Omoke, who filed a cross-appeal against sections of the High Court judgment delivered in May.

He argues that the five-judge bench at the High Court erred in law when they failed to order the President to refund the funds used in the BBI process.