Lawyer Ahamednasir Abdullahi. [Photo|@KahawaTungu]
Senior counsel representing third respondent in the presidential petition, Ahamednasir Abdullahi, has complained that the environment at the Supreme Court room is not pleasing.
During hearing of the petition, filed by the National Super Alliance (Nasa), the flamboyant city lawyer said the environment in the court room would be more spacious if the number of lawyers occupying the front seats, is reduced.
"The court should adopt a format where each of the three parties in the case have two or three of their lawyers in the front seats when making their oral submissions," he said, Monday morning.
Nasir who is President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party lawyer, said other than having a lot of parties, the court room had a lot of documentation, therefore need for a better environment than how the court room was.
"The limited space is affecting the quality of the case."
He was echoed by petitioner lawyer, Otiende Amollo, who said the court's front bench should be occupied by lawyers of the party presenting their case to allow more space in the court room.
In response, Chief Justice David Maraga asked lawyers not representing any party to squeeze themselves at the back of the room.
"The court can not accommodate many people. This is why there are television screens mounted outside the courtroom for the public to follow the proceedings," he said.
He further revealed there were plans to expand the court.