The Supreme Court has allowed Wajir Governor Mohamud Abdi to bring in new evidence in a case challenging his election as governor.
The judges led by Chief Justice David Maraga in their ruling said they were not convinced that governor Abdi was given a fair hearing by the High Court and Appellate Court.
The Judges while enjoining the Deputy Governor Ahmed Ali Muktar in the petition ruled that allowing new evidence is not prejudicial to other parties.
The governor was allowed by the Supreme Court to file new evidence to support his claims that he has the right academic papers.
This is after Appellate Court judges, Justice Philip Waki, Milton Makhandia and Patrick Kiage upheld the High Court’s decision to nullify governor Abdi’s election.
The three appellate judges ruled that Mr Abdi failed to provide evidence before High Court Judge Alfred Mabeya to dispel claims of lacking a valid undergraduate degree certificate.
Mr Abdi through Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia had said that the High Court misinterpreted laws and bypassed key evidence before invalidating his election on January 12.
The lawyer said that Justice Mabeya in his ruling focused on unsubstantiated claims that the governor lacked a valid university degree.
Justice Mabeya in his ruling said that the Jubilee governor did not have a valid undergraduate degree certificate and was not legally cleared to contest for the seat in the August 8, 2017, general election.