Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has received a temporary reprieve, after the Supreme Court halted plans to declare the Homa Bay gubernatorial seat vacant.
This follows the annulment of his August 8 reelection.
The Court of Appeal had earlier trashed his reelection, a repeat of a similar decision by the High Court in agreement with his main challenger in the race and political rival Oyugi Magwanga.
Magwanga had filed a petition challenging his win, citing mass poll irregularities and claiming that he emerged the winner in the race, judging by the results from his parallel tally.
He accused the national poll body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of denying him his victory.
In a report on The Nation, Governor Awiti moved to the top court on Tuesday, in search of a positive ruling, with the court further restraining the County Assembly Speaker from assuming the Governor's seat pending his petition hearing.
IEBC results indicated that Awiti garnered 210, 173 votes against Magwanga's 189, 060.
However, according to Magwanga's tally, he won the race with a whooping 224, 836 against Awiti's 172, 235.