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Philister Auma Meso & another v Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission [2013] KEHC 6231 (KLR)

[2013] KEHC 6231 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
6231
Citation
[2013] KEHC 6231 (KLR)
Decided
12 July 2013
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TypePetition for Declaration and InjunctionPosturePetition dismissed with no order as to costsCoramMUMBI NGUGI D.S. MAJANJA, W. K. KORIR
Holding

The petition is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Facts

The petitioners claim they were not included in the final list of nominees for the Kilifi County Assembly, alleging the list was tampered with and contrary to the Constitution.

Issues

  1. Validity of the respondent's list of nominees
  2. Unreasonableness of the Committee's decision
  3. Proper list of nominees as confirmed by ODM

Reasoning

The court agrees with the Committee that the issues raised concern how the party list was constituted, which is within the purview of the individual political parties. There is no error in the Committee's reasoning.

Outcome

Petition dismissed

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Article 10
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