•The lawmakers and lawyers said the committee has no jurisdiction to prosecute the petitions.
The minority MPs and lawyers for the IEBC Four have walked out from the petition hearings. https://bit.ly/3OA3fw3
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The minority MPs and lawyers for the IEBC Four have walked out from the petition hearings.
The lawmakers and the legal brass for Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit, and Justus Ngangaya said the committee of Justice and Legal Affairs has no jurisdiction to prosecute the petitions.
MP Junet Mohamed, the House Minority leader, led the walkout.
He was joined by MPs TJ Kajwang, Stephen Mogaka and Aden Daudi.
The IEBC officials at the centre of the petition are Juliana Cherera (vice chairperson), Irene Masit, Francis Wanderi and Justus Nyangaya.
The commissioners openly differed with chairman Wafula Chebukati and two other commissioners over the August 2022 presidential vote tallying and final results.
The four, in what exposed the deep rift at the electoral agency, did not own the results that gave William Ruto victory in the face-off with Azimio’s Raila Odinga.
Earlier, Raila and Wiper's Kalonzo Musyoka attended the hearing of the petition seeking the ouster of the IEBC Four.
They were accompanied by Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua and Azimio Communications director Makau Mutua during the Thursday hearing.
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