Deliver fair justice for Kenyans in Supreme Court case — Malombe

Kitui Governor Julius Malombe has asked for fair judgment from the Supreme Court judges in the alignment of the nation’s future even as the hearing of the petitions takes the second day. 

Quoting the Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s demand to be served with the truth not for personal interest but for the prosperity of the nation, he urged the apex court judges to act as so intended.

“We need to know the truth not necessarily for his sake, but for the future and prosperity of this nation because if we start to agree and start accepting fraud and election rigging as part of our culture, our country will fall,” he said.

While addressing the media on Thursday on his first day in office, the governor urged the nation to keep the spirit of prayers ahead of the pronouncement of the final ruling by the top court. 

“We are patiently waiting and praying to God to grant judges of the Supreme Court wisdom so that they can be fair to both the Azimio la Umoja and Kenya kwanza alliance camp in their final judgment,” Malombe said.

“Kitui Rural has joined Wiper with a huge value, Mombasa too is in the bandwagon; Kakamega is in Azimio, Pokot South (West Pokot county) and Kacheliba are in Azimio, and now people are asking whether Baba lost, or something else developed," he said.

Mombasa and Kakamega gubernatorial seats, as well as parliamentary positions for Pokot South, Kacheliba, Rongai, Kitui Rural are among areas where the electoral agency postponed elections.

Other seats that did feature in the August 9 election are Mukuru Kwa Jenga and Nyaki county assembly wards.

Elections were postponed on the basis of misprints and errors in the ballot papers.

The Supreme Court petition is being presided over by a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, Philomena Mwilu, Isaac Lenola, William Ouko, Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, and Njoki Ndungu.

The final verdict is to be read on September 5.

(edited by Amol Awuor)