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Kenya court orders IEBC to include another candidate on Presidential ballot

Amon Katungulu by Amon Katungulu
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Kenya court orders IEBC to include another candidate on Presidential ballot

High Court in Kenya has ordered the electoral commission to include Thirdway Alliance presidential candidate Dr Ekuru Aukot in the October 26 election re-run.

In yet another landmark ruling on the country’s 2017 election process, Justice John Mativo directed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to amend a gazette notice it had issued on presidential candidates to contest in the repeat election.

Justice Mativo ruled that Aukot, one of the candidates in the nullified August 8 election, was part of the petition challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election, as an interested party.

He said that, in nullifying the presidential election on September 1st, the Supreme Court ordered for fresh elections, not a run-off, noting that the latter refers to competition between two leading candidates. The judge ruled that excluding Aukot from the repeat election is a violation of his rights.

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This comes just a day after opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka withdrew from the October 26 repeat poll.

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“After deliberating on our position in respect of the upcoming election, considering the interests of the people of Kenya, the region and the world at large, we believe that all will be best served by NASA vacating its presidential candidature in the election scheduled for 26 October 2017,” said Odinga.

Odinga said NASA has been calling for a free and fair election in accordance to the Constitution.

He explained that NASA leaders came to the conclusion that there is no intention from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to guard against “the irregularities and illegalities witnessed in the August 8 elections.

Dr Aukot petitioned the Supreme Court after IEBC gazetted two presidential candidates – President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga – as the only people eligible for the repeat poll. IEBC based its decision on the 2013 election petition judgement, which said that the election re-run will be between the petitioner and the president-elect.

Dr Aukot sought court interpretation of “fresh elections” as ordered by the Supreme Court under Article 140(3) of the Kenya Constitution.

Dr Aukot argued that the Supreme Court having invalidated the August 8 presidential vote, anyone who contested the August 8 poll, is eligible to vie in the repeat poll.

Chief Justice David Maraga, however, directed the petitioner to file the case before the High Court.

Before the High Court, Dr Aukot will be seeking an interpretation of the meaning “fresh elections” as ordered by the court under article 140(3). He had first moved to the Supreme Court by Chief Justice David Maraga directed him to file the case before the High Court.

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