It was a tough day for Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi as he sat keenly in the Mombasa law courts to await the ruling on the election petition challenging his August 8th victory.
When judge Njoki Mwangi started to pronounce her judgement, all he could do was pray to God to stand by his side.
The court ruled that the irregularities cited in the petition were not serious enough to warrant nullification of Mwinyi's victory.
The petitioner, Mohamed Mahmoud Ali, who was not in court at the time of delivering the ruling, was charged Sh8 million as petition charges to be shared between Omar and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
Judge Njoki further directed that three poling clerks be investigated by the Director of Public Prosecution over allegations of signing on behalf of political parties.
She acknowledged that there were alterations in form 34 A but they were not done with ulterior motives and further stated that "None of the voters identified were denied a chance to vote".
The petitioner is yet to throw in the towel as he applied for the copies of the ruling through his lawyer in preparation for an appeal.