•He was elected on the UDA ticket.
• It is alleged Murango was charged for allegedly forging Sh8.8 million KPA tender
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A Kenyan has sued seeking to block Kirinyaga Senator-elect James Murango from assuming office on grounds he has violated Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Antony Murimi says Murango has a pending forgery case at the Mombasa law court and is therefore not fit for office. He was elected on the UDA ticket.
It is alleged Murango was charged with allegedly forging Sh8.8 million Kenya Ports Authority tender, which Murimi argues violates the laws of integrity
“Pending inter-parties hearing, the court be pleased to issue an interim mandatory injunction suspending gazettement of the senator-elect by the IEBC,” reads court papers.
Court papers say that as a director of ports and harbours support services, Murango allegedly obtained money from the KPA to supply Grove crane spare parts.
Murimu claims the senator-elect faces two counts of forgery, two counts of uttering a fake document and two counts of procurement fraud
He argues Justice Mumbi Ngugi decided all leaders who hold constitutional office holders charged with corruption should step aside.
“The petition discloses overwhelming grounds for disqualifying Mungaro from assuming office on grounds of failure to satisfy moral and ethical requirements prescribed by the constitution of Kenya, the public office Ethics Act Cap 183,” he argues.
Edited by Kiilu Damaris