12 petitions filed to challenge governor elections

Judiciary says 12 petitions were filed for Governor, 2 Senator, 4 Woman Rep and 28 for MPs.

In Summary

•The Judiciary committee on elections says the petitions were filed on the e-platform as of September 14.

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123 petitions have been filed in different high court stations countrywide challenging the various elections.

Out of the 123 filed, 12 are for the gubernatorial elections.

The Judiciary committee on elections says the petitions were filed on the e-platform as of September 14.

It has also received 2 petitions for the senate position, 4 for the women representative and 28 for the member of the national assembly seat.

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero is among those disputing the elections after filing a case in Homabay challenging the victory of Gladys Wanga.

He wants the election results nullified citing electoral malpractice.

Others have been filed in Busia by former Nambale MP John Sakwa Bunyasi and two in Garissa,

Another by former Interior CAS Hussein Dadi who lost to Dhadho Godhana has been filed in the Tana River County gubernatorial race.

Also challenged is the election of Ann Waiguru as the Governor of Kerugoya, Joseph Lenku in Kajiado and others in Makueni, Malindi, Mombasa, Narok and Nyamira

For the senatorial positions, two petitions have been filed in Vihiga and Narok High Court by Wasilwa Makhakara and Julius Ole Mokita.

Others filed as of 14 September are 4 petitions contesting the election of women representatives in Garissa, Kisii, Malindi and Nyamira High court.

For Members of the National Assembly 28 have been filed with the Starehe parliamentary elections being challenged at the Milimani Law Courts.

In addition, 77 Members of the County Assembly have also filed their petitions in different Magistrates Courts.

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