Immediate former Teso North MP Arthur Odera (R) and his successor Oku Kaunya at a past event. [Photo|citizentv.co.ke]
Immediate former Teso North Member of Parliament Arthur Odera has filed a petition at the Busia High Court challenging the election of Oku Kaunya as MP.
Odera who during the August 8 election defended his seat on a Jubilee Party ticket named Kaunya of ODM as the first respondent and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission as the second respondent in the case.
The former lawmaker, in the case, claims there was massive theft of votes and at the same time his agents were not allowed to assist uneducated voters during the voting process.
Those who needed help during the exercise and were not accorded aid, he argues, were his supporters.
Odera also alleges that the exercise was riddled with vote buying which was a breach of the electoral laws and the Constitution.
The petition was the second to be filed in Busia County.
Former Teso South MP Mary Emaase (Jubilee Party) filed a petition two weeks ago challenging the election of Geoffrey Omuse of ODM as MP.
In her petition Emaase claimed there was fraudulent tabulations and tallying of votes particularly by the Returning Officer.
She claimed she won the election by more than 1,000 votes but was not declared winner.