Governor Charity Ngilu has urged her supporters and Kitui residents at large to remain calm and peaceful ahead of tomorrow's ruling on a petition challenging her election in last year's general election.
Speaking when she launched Itoleka Financial Services Association banking hall in Kitui town on Wednesday, the first time governor exuded confidence of wining the petition.
Ngilu said she was not afraid, noting that Kitui residents spoke on August 8, 2017 and no one would change the decision they made.
“I am confident that the court will throw out the petition by my friend Julius Malombe because the decision Kitui residents made on August 8,2017 was final,” Ngilu said.
Governor Ngilu asked the petitioner, former Kitui Governor Julius Malombe to work with her instead of engaging in useless political battles.
Judge Pauline Nyamweya will deliver the ruling at the Milimani Law Courts on Friday at 9 AM.
Malombe, who unsuccessfully contested for re-election challenged Ngilu’s victory citing massive irregularities in the election process.
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.
The former Wiper governor further claimed that forms 34A and 37A were not signed by the presiding officers in some stations in Mwingi South.
Ngilu in her written submissions trashed Malombe’s allegations, stating that 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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