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Politician Irshad Sumra had the last laugh on Friday when the court of appeal quashed the election of his rival Julius Musili Mawathe as deputy of the Embakasi South constituency in Nairobi County
. chants, songs and dances outside the Supreme Court building after the three-judge court ruled that the Independent Elections and Frontiers Commission (IEBC) did not conduct the elections in a free manner , fair and democratic.
finality. The IEBC should never subvert the will of the people. That people from South Embakasi be allowed to elect the leader of their choice, "said Sumra, the Orange Democratic Party's (ODM) flag bearer in the August 8, 2017, general election, in front of a choir. applause and utterances
Sumra, who wore a replica of military jungle fatigues, called on his supporters to remain calm while waiting for a by-election and expressed confidence in his re-election and thanked the ODM leaders for offering solidarity with his constituents, some of whom carried signs and twigs outside the courthouse.
Veteran Attorney Pheroze Nowrojee, who represented Sumra in the appeal, congratulated dismissing the findings of the Supreme Court Justice, Grace Nzioka, on March 2, according to which the politician had not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the election was an imposture. 659003] The Appeals Chamber unequivocally declared that there was the result of the election, he said
Sumra had protested against the irregularities, irregularities, irregularities and the non-compliance with the Constitution and the electoral law that resulted in a wrong result in favor of his challenger. In another development, Tarbaj MP Ahmed Bashane triumphed over his rival, Idris Abdi Abdullahi, after the three-member court upheld the ruling of High Court Judge Margaret Muigai that the court stated that Bashane had not been declared a winner by the IEBC on the basis of the results obtained by his chief agent and that Muigai Judge had been convinced by the explanations provided by the National Electoral Agency about errors and discrepancies found in the statutory forms. In addition, the presidents had signed all the necessary forms to allow the examination of the votes at the hearing of the election petition, observed the judges of appeal.
The court of appeal stated that the trial court had applied the law. did not substantially affect the outcome of the poll and that the rejection of a request by Idris for the review of the KIMS kit as a fishing expedition was "reasonable and justifiable."
The court dismissed Idris 's claims that Bashane represented himself a Jubilee Party candidate while he was campaigning with the party' s aspirant as a member of the party. county badembly. The law specifically provided for mechanisms to enable the IEBC to deal with complaints of violation of the code of conduct of the parties and their candidates, and the petitioner should have lodged a complaint with the agency, "he said. the court
ruled that the Sh5million awarded at the expense of the MP, the IEBC and the returning officer was not excessive since witnesses and election materials had to be transported from Garissa to Nairobi. The court slapped Idris with additional costs of 1.5 million shillings to the MP and 1 million shillings to the agency and its official
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