Loser Election Petition Opens Billing Number to Pay to Fund Raise Heavy Fines

Part of Bernard Kitur's supporters chant anti-Alfred Keter slogans when Keter arrived in Nandi Hills after Judge Kanyi Kimondo canceled his victory on March 1, 2018. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA

BY WYCLIFF KIPSANG

A man who filed a petition against the election of Nandi Hills MP, Alfred Keter, appeals for financial badistance from Kenyans after losing the # 39; case. Bernard Kitur, who came in second in the polls on August 8th, called on Kenyans of goodwill on Thursday to come to his aid and help him increase the amount. move when a group of friends who had encouraged me to go to court to challenge the election result encouraged me to seek the help of Kenyans. The answer is encouraging, "Mr. Kitur told Nairobi News by telephone.

" I call Kenyans to support me because I do not have the ability to raise the # 39; money. "Kitur opened a

He had enjoyed a brief victory after Supreme Court Justice Kanyi Kimondo overturned Keter's victory on March 1 and ordered Mr. Keter to pay 1 million shillings to him. Kitur Sh.

BIG BLOW

Last Thursday, Mr. Kitur had a great blow after the judges on appeal Erastus Githinji, Fatuma Sijale and Anna Okwengu sitting in Eldoret judged that Mr Keter was validly elected and slapped Mr Kitur with a fine of 6 million, the amount to be shared equally between the IEBC and Mr Keter

Kitur now complains of fines the losers of petitions, which he said would discourage people harmed by the election results from seeking justice in the courts, should not be very expensive.Judine Githinji, who read the decision on behalf of others judges, said the petitioner Bernard Kitur n & # 3 He did not prove that Mr. Keter would have engaged in electoral malfeasance by campaigning. [TRADUCTION] "The applicant did not prove that the Member committed an election offense by campaigning after the stipulated time and by bribing the electors as he relied on hearsay. say and that his victory was confirmed, "said Judge Githinji

. Attorney Otiende Amollo, Mr. Keter rejected the claims that he campaigned beyond the stipulated time saying that he was exercising his freedom of badociation as stipulated in the constitution.

CUSTOMER'S VICTORY

Mr. Amollo had argued that the reasons that led to the cancellation of his client's victory, that he campaigned beyond stipulated time, were false.

The election commission declared Mr. Keter de Jubilee winner in Augus. The 2017 general election garnered 28,923 votes against 13,872 votes from Mr. Kitur.

Robert Kemei, an elector of Nandi Hills, first filed the petition, but withdrew it before the hearing on the basis of his family's pressure

as principal applicant .