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The Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed the election of South Embakasi MP Julius Mawathe.
Judge Mohammed Warsame stated that the election was not conducted in a free and fair manner. "19659002" We observed that the High Court did not approach the facts well before it, saying that the appellant Irshad Sumra, failed to prove his allegations about the "wrong". review of the results, "said Warsame, 1969. The appeal judges Warsame, Kathurima M inoti and Daniel Musinga said that Mawathe's election is canceled.They ordered the Independent Electoral Commission and borders to hold a new ballot after 60 days.
Read: Sumra calls for the cancellation of Mawathe's victory
The judges said that the judge had erred. the vote admitted that the results were unverifiable
"We do not agree with the judgment that Mawathe was duly elected as a Member of Parliament and we set aside the judgment and dismiss it with costs," he said. Warsame, the certificate of MP Mawathe (Wiper party) will be set aside
The judges said that there was a probability of bias in the election.
Mawathe had been declared validly elected when the former Sumra MP, the election of August 2017, filed a petition and went to the Court of Appeal.
ODM's Sumra convinced the judges of appeal that the election was a sham.
After the verdict, Sumra told the media that he was happy with the result and is preparing
He told Mawathe not to apply to the Superior Court and to prepare for the elections partial if, indeed, he won the free and fair elections
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