Former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar testifies a petition challenging Joho’s win on November 27, 2017. [Photo/ standardmedia.co.ke]
Former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar has been dealt a blow after the Mombasa High Court on Friday dismissed a section of the evidence he presented in a petition challenging the re-election of Governor Hassan Joho in the August 8 election.In her ruling, Mombasa High Court judge Justice Lydia Achode said the affidavit advancing rigging allegations could not be accepted by the court as it had been illegally acquired from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).Also expunged were electronic versions of forms 37A which the former senator had obtained from the poll body on flash disks before printing and presenting them in court.Omar had in his defence argued that he opted for the soft copies after the commission asked for Sh8 million for it to print out the forms.Improperly marked documents, unsigned and undated statements were also excluded from the petition, the Standard has reported.This comes after the court on Monday rejected seven out of the 19 witnesses Omar had lined up in the petition.Judge Achode said the seven were dropped since the information they presented in court was collected from third parties.