The High Court in Nairobi has barred Cord leaders from storming Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices until when a case filed by five Jubilee Members of Parliament (MPs) is heard and determined.
On Thursday, Judge Isaac Lenaola asked the opposition leaders and their supporters to keep off IEBC premises.
Judge Lenaola also gave cord one week to respond to the case filed by the Jubilee Members of Parliament.
On Thursday, MPs Ferdinand Waititu (Kabete), Dennis Waweru (Dagoretti South), Alice Ng’ang’a (Thika) and Kimani Ichungwa (Kikuyu) filed a case against Cord leader Raila Odinga and co-principals Moses Wetangula and Kalonzo Musyoka.
The MPs through their lawyer Harisson Kinyanjui asked the court to charge the Cord leaders with treason over their move to forcefully remove IEBC commissioners from office.
The Jubilee MPs argued that Cord’s storming of IEBC officers amounts to intimidation the commission that is established by the constitution.
The case filed restricting Cord from holding their protests will be heard on Thursday next week when Cord is expected to respond to the suit.
Meanwhile, Cord has postponed its planned storming of IEBC offices
The opposition leaders had asked supporters to camp at electoral offices based at Anniversary Towers on Tuesday next week.
In a statement on Friday, Cord leader Raila Odinga said that the plan storming of IEBC offices had been cancelled in honour of Mama Lucy Kibaki who died early this week.
The Cord leader asked supporters to join other Kenyans in mourning the death of Mama Lucy in the three mourning days announced by the government.