Dennis Kaniaru Mathenge v Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission & 8 others [2018] KEMC 70 (KLR)
- Court
- Magistrate's Courts
- Case number
- 70
- Citation
- [2018] KEMC 70 (KLR)
- Decided
- 24 January 2018
The nomination of the respondents as members of the Laikipia County assembly is valid
Facts
The petitioner and intended interested party, Mohamed Abdikadir Salah, were shortlisted by the Jubilee Party for nomination to the Laikipia County assembly. However, his name was later substituted on the IEBC list. The petitioner impugns the nomination on grounds that the party lists failed to meet constitutional and legal thresholds.
Issues
- Whether the nomination of the respondents as members of the Laikipia County assembly is valid
- Whether the party lists published by the Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and effected by the IEBC failed to meet the constitutional and legal thresholds on party lists and nominations
Reasoning
The tribunal directed the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal to consider the nomination of the intended interested party, and the Chief Magistrate upheld the nomination on the grounds that the party lists met the constitutional and legal thresholds.
Outcome
The nomination of the respondents as members of the Laikipia County assembly is upheld
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