Thuo Mathenge. Photo/the-star.co.ke

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Businessman Thuo Mathenge ambitions to vie for the Nyeri gubernatorial seat suffered a major blow on Thursday after the High Court dismissed his application to force IEBC to enlist him as a candidate.

Mr Mathenge’s nomination certificate was revoked by IEBC last month.

IEBC has cited that Mathenge education qualification did not meet merit.

The court’s decision paved way for printing of the county’s ballot papers which had been halted because of the case.

Mr Mathenge moved to court through lawyer Kioko Kilukumi.

He argued that IEBC violated the Constitution by revoking his certificate without hearing him first.