PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LOCKED OUT OF BUNGE NOMINATION THE COURT OF APPEAL HAS REVOKED A HIGH COURT RULING THAT HAD DECLARED IT LEGAL FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND RUNNING MATES TO BE NOMINATED TO PARLIAMENT AFTER LOSING IN THE ELECTIONS. THE 3 JUDGE BENCH OF PATRICK KIAGE, JAMILA MOHAMED, FESTUS AZANGALALA HAVE RULED THAT THE SECTION 34(9) OF THE ELECTIONS ACT IS INVALID THUS LOCKING OUT ANY POSSIBILITY OF LOSERS IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTIONS TO BE NOMINATED TO PARLIAMENT. SECTION 34 (9) OF THE ELECTIONS ACT STATES THAT “THE PARTY LIST MAY CONTAIN A NAME OF ANY PRESIDENTIAL OR DEPUTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NOMINATED FOR AN ELECTION UNDER THIS ACT. THE CASE WAS FILED AT THE COURT OF APPEAL BY FRIENDS OF RAILA LOBBY GROUP LED BY LAWYER TOM OLUOCH WHO WANTED THE HIGH COURT RULING ON THE MATTER TO BE REVOKED. THE COMMISSION FOR THE IMPLEMEMNTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS ALSO ENJOINED IN THE CASE OPPOSING THE NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL LOSERS TO PARLIAMENT AND WAS REPRESENTED BY LAWYER KETHI KILONZO.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:21:49 +0000
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