President Uhuru Kenyatta lawyers Ahmednasir Abdullahi and Fred Ngatia. Nassir insists the case at the Supreme Court is a waste of time. [Photo/Star]
President Uhuru Kenyatta, through lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullah has insisted that the petition before the Supreme Court is a waste of time.
Nassir notes that according to the law, only those who vote have the right to challenge the validity of presidential elections.
Speaking on Thursday morning in the court, Nassir argued that cases filed by activists Njonjo Mue of ICJ, MUHURI's Khelef Khalifa and former Kilome MP Harun Mwau are not supposed to stand.
“A person who can challenge an election is a person, not just a registered voter, but a person who exercised that right (to vote),”
“If you don't deconstruct that article, you will be allowing anyone to pursue an election petition as a game of chance,” he added.
According to the lawyer, the petitioners only have self-interests, and that they are not after the greater will of Kenyans.
“This petition is a waste of time. They did not exercise their civic rights. The last petition is nothing more but a fascination of lay men. It has nothing to do with public interest...it is a proposal for donor funding,” he said.
The hearing entered their second day today, Thursday morning, in cases that will determine whether or not the country will go back to the polls.