The Court confirms the election of MP Alfred Keter :: Kenya

The Court of Appeal sitting in Eldoret quashed the decision of the High Court quashing the election of Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter.

Judges Erastus Githinji, Hannah Okwengu and Jamilah Mohammed ruled that Alfred Keter had been validly elected.

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The judges also ruled that the petitioner Benard Kitur did not provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that Keter had been delivered electoral malpractice by campaigning beyond the time limit.

The MP disputed the decision made on March 1 by High Court Judge Kanyi Kimondo, quashing his election following a successful petition from independent candidate Bernard Kibor.

Keter's lawyers, led by Otiende Amollo, told the court of appeal that the High Court had erred in law in quashing the election on the basis of non-factual evidence.

"The High Court used a single plot that Keter campaigned in six places on August 6, but we argued that there was no evidence to that effect," Amollo said. on the bench of the three judges. Avoid false news! Subscribe to the standard SMS service and receive factual news and verified in real time. Text the word & # 39; NEWS & # 39; at 22840

The member argues that he has not participated in illegal campaigns and that his victory should be validated by the court of appeal.

But Kibor, through the intermediary of his lawyer Amos Magut, asked the judges to dismiss the appeal and uphold the High Court's decision because witnesses had stated that Keter had been campaigning this day, out of time.