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Uhuru initiated constitutional change process, argue lawyers

Lawyer Kithure Kindiki during the second day of hearing of BBI at the Appellate's court on June 30, 2021. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s involvement in BBI process was at the centre of arguments at the Court of Appeal yesterday as several parties faulted him for using State machinery to support it.

In submissions to defend the High Court decision that stopped the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process, lawyers argued that the president made an incurable mistake by failing to declare if he was supporting the initiative as a private citizen or in his capacity as the Head of State.

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