The swearing in of Nakuru county MCAs has suffered a setback after four women aspirants from Jubilee Party filed a petition before a Nakuru court seeking to stop the swearing in of nominated MCAs.
Filed under certificate of urgency, the four accused the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Jubilee party (JP) and the Clerk of Nakuru County Assembly of discrimination.
Irene Jerop Cheboi, Catherine Lekuta, Elizabeth Nanan and Jane Simita in their suit said they do not know which criteria was used in the nomination.
Cheboi, Lekuta and Simita vied for the positions of MCAs in Mauche ward in Njoro Constituency, Waseges Ward in Subukia and Mbaruk Ward in Gilgil respectively.
However, Nanan did not vie, she applied to be nominated as an MCA in Rongai.
Through their lawyer David Mongeri, the three claimed minority communities including the Maasai, Tugen and Turkana have been left out.
“The party would have been lenient enough to at least give two posts in a constituency instead of repeating for a ward that already had a chance in 2013,” read part of the application’s supporting statement.
“Having been listed in the first list we do not understand the criteria used by the party and the commission in eliminating us,” continued the statement.