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Jamal Abdi Hassan v Diriye Bare Abdi &2 others [2017] KEMC 38 (KLR)

[2017] KEMC 38 (KLR) Magistrate's Courts
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Court
Magistrate's Courts
Case number
38
Citation
[2017] KEMC 38 (KLR)
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TypeElection PetitionPostureRespondent seeks to strike out the petitionCoramKIAGE
Holding

The petition is incurably defective and is struck out

Facts

The 1st Respondent filed an application seeking to strike out the petition and supporting affidavit of the petitioner due to various procedural defects.

Issues

  1. Petition and supporting affidavit are defective
  2. Petition does not state address of petitioner
  3. Petition does not state results of election
  4. Petition does not state date of election results declaration
  5. Supporting affidavit does not state address of petitioner
  6. Supporting affidavit does not state date of election
  7. Supporting affidavit does not state results of election

Reasoning

The petition and supporting affidavit are defective and do not comply with mandatory provisions of the Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections) Petition Rules 2017, rendering the petition bad in law and incompetent.

Outcome

Petition struck out

Orders

  • Petition struck out with costs to respondents

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections) Petition Rules 2017
Cases cited (5)
  • Jacob Mwirigi Muthuri Versus John Mbaabu Muriithi & 2 others (2013) eklr
  • Mbaraka Issa Kombo Vs. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 3 others (2017) iKLR
  • John Mututho Vs. Jayne Kihara (2008) eKLR
  • Jimmy Mkala Kazungu Vs. IEBC & 2 others (2017) eKLR
  • Nicholas Kiptoo Arap Korir Salat VS. IEBC & 6 others (2013) eKLR
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