Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu will know her fate next month when the High Court will deliver a verdict on the petition case challenging her August 8, 2017 elections.
Milimani High Court Judge Pauline Nyamweya will deliver the ruling on March 2, 2018.
Malombe, who unsuccessfully contested for his re-election challenged Ngilu’s victory citing massive irregularities in the election exercise.
The former governor in the petition accused Ngilu of allegedly bribing voters before and during the polling day.
Malombe also claimed Ngilu’s supporters chased away his agents in some of the polling stations mostly in Mwingi North.
He further alleged some voting papers in Mwingi North and South had not been stamped.
Malombe claimed that forms 34A and 37A were not signed by the presiding officers in some stations in Mwingi South.
The politician in his final written submissions on Wednesday asked the High Court to nullify Ngilu’s win and order for fresh gubernatorial election.
Malombe said the August 8, 2017's Kitui gubernatorial election results did not reflect the will and wish of the people.
Ngilu in her written submissions trashed Malombe’s allegations stating she won freely and fairly.
The governor through her lawyer Kioko Kilukumi asked the court to uphold her win arguing it reflected the will of the Kitui people.
The former Lands Cabinet Secretary was declared winner of the Kitui gubernatorial election garnering 169,990 votes against Malombe’s 74,681 votes.
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