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Odongo Victor Robert v Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission, Returning Officer Kagan Ward Ezekiel Juma Otieno & Onyango Philemon (Election Petition 1 of 2017) [2017] KEMC 102 (KLR) (Civ) (1 November 2017) (Ruling)

[2017] KEMC 102 (KLR) Magistrate's Courts
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Court
Magistrate's Courts
Case number
102
Citation
[2017] KEMC 102 (KLR)
Decided
1 November 2017
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TypeElection PetitionPostureOriginal TrialCoramT. OBUTU SPM
Holding

The Court directs that the petitioner can only refer to the document attached in the affidavit of the Chief Agent and that the Chief Agent will testify on the same affidavit.

Facts

The petitioner, Odongo Victor Robert, is contesting the election results. The Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the Returning Officer Kagan Ward Ezekiel Juma Otieno are the respondents.

Issues

  1. Petitioner's right to refer to the document attached in the affidavit of the Chief Agent
  2. Petitioner's right to take the Court through the document

Reasoning

The Court found that allowing the petitioner to take the Court through the document would waste time as the Chief Agent will testify on the same affidavit.

Outcome

The matter proceeds with the Chief Agent testifying on the document.

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