Omtatah files petition to block Ruto's presidency

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court seeking to block DP William Ruto's presidency.

In the petition on Monday, Omtatah says that any public officer, including a sitting deputy president, a sitting governor, a sitting deputy governor, a sitting MP, and a sitting MCA must vacate office before nomination as a presidential candidate.

"A declaration that a sitting president, a sitting deputy president, a sitting governor, and a sitting deputy governor cannot be elected to elective positions other than the ones they hold," he said.

"That a declaration that any public officer, including a sitting deputy president, a sitting governor, a sitting deputy governor, a sitting MP, and a sitting MCA is not qualified for nomination as a presidential candidate."

Omtatah added that a declaration be issued that a sitting president, a sitting deputy president, a sitting governor, and a sitting deputy governor must vacate office before they can be elected to elective positions other than the ones they hold.

The Official campaigns for the 2022 General Elections will run from May 10 after presidential candidates submit their papers to the IEBC, to August 6, two days to polling day.

The electoral commission unveiled the 2022 election timeliness, requiring civil servants seeking to run for office to resign by February 9.

The law requires that public officers seeking elective seats resign six months to the general election.

According to the IEBC's Election Operations plan, nominations for presidential candidates will take place between May 30 and June 10.

The second campaign begun from December 6 until December 20, 2021.