The Judiciary has yet again been drawn to political fireworks following Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling that validated the victory of Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama.
In a ruling issued by Judges Njoki Ndung'u and Isaac Lenaola which lasted for three minutes, the apex court dismissed Walter Nyambati's application, ruling that Nyagarama was both legitimately and validly elected.
But Nyambati, through his aide Nicholas Kibeni, said that the judges may have been compromised given 'their preliminary investigations'.
"Money can do wonders and I can confirm that they dished out millions. The governor was in Kwale recently and we are aware that he met some judges. This justice system is rotten and that's a reality," he said.
Lawyer Justus Maeche who was also part of Nyambati's legal team said: "We all know what happened since last week. It's about who is who. Money exchanged but we are not bitter. We shall take the war to the people of Nyamira."
Mr Nyambati served as Kitutu Masaba MP from 2007-13 and worked as chairman of the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation before quitting to campaign for president Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017.
Conspicuously, Nyambati did not show up during Wednesday's ruling but Kibeni, on a phone interview, confirmed that he was still in the US where he'd travelled for a check-up since November last year.
While addressing a mammoth crowd outside the Supreme Court, Nyagarama lauded his legal team besides attributing the victory to his God.
Nyagarama said: "They will say a lot of things but the fact remains God has been so kind to us. It's not easy to win three court battles. I shall serve the people of Nyamira indiscriminately and that's the spirit."
In 2017, Nyagarama, who contested on an ODM ticket, garnered over 65,000 votes while Nyambati, the Jubilee candidate, scooped 59,000 votes. In his petition, Nyambati questioned outcome of 24 polling stations.
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