The High Court will tomorrow (Tuesday) make a ruling on a petition challenging Garissa Township MP and Majority leader in Parliament, Aden Duale’s, re-election in last year’s general election.
High Court Judge Hedwig Ongudi will make the ruling on a petition filed by former National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Wiper deputy party leader Farah Maalim on Tuesday.
The ruling has been set for 10 AM at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.
Maalim challenged Duale’s re-election alleging that the election was marred by massive irregularities and illegalities.
The former Lagdera MP in his petition accused Duale of campaigning and allegedly dishing out money on the voting day.
The Wiper deputy leader asked the court to nullify the results, saying that it did not reflect the wish and the will of the people.
Duale in his final submissions last month, dismissed Maalim’s petition saying it is was based on malice.
The National Assembly Majority leader said that he won fairly and that his re-election reflected the will of the Garissa people.
Duale told the court that Maalim failed to back up his allegations with evidence, adding that the petition should be thrown out.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared Duale the winner of the Garissa seat in last year’s election.
According to IEBC results, Duale garnered 22,587 votes against Maalim’s 14,897 votes.
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