Lamu Governor Fahim Twaha has rejected an attempt to transfer an appealing against his win to Nairobi. According to the first time county boss, transferring of the case, which was filed by his predecessor Issa Timamy to Nairobi is unfavorable.
Through lawyer Maurice Kilonzo, Mr Twaha told the court that it does not have the mandate to transfer the case as applied by Timamy after losing his seat in the August General Elections. He asked judges Alnashir Visram, Wanjiru Karanja, and Martha Koome to dismiss the said application.
"This court does not have jurisdiction to transfer an appeal file in its registry to another registry of concurrent jurisdiction unless it is by consent of the parties," Mr Kilonzo said on Thursday. He further said that the transfer will cause inconveniences to the advocate and other persons.
"This court does not sit on the convenience of an advocate, there are considerations for a matter to be transferred from one registry to another," he said.
The governor has maintained that he won the last general election and an appeal against his win is a waste of time. The complainant, however, insists that no party will suffer prejudice if the court agrees to transfer the case.