High Court Judge Pauline Nyamweya has upheld Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu's victory in the August 8 election.
In a ruling that dismissed former Governor Julius Malombe's petition on Friday, Nyamweya ruled that Ngilu was validly elected.
The court ruled that the petitioner (Malombe) failed to provide evidence of massive illegalities and irregularities in the gubernatorial election.
The court slapped the former Wiper Governor with a Sh6 million fine as the cost of the petition.
Malombe had 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.
Ngilu through lawyer Kioko Kilukumi, however, dismissed Malombe's allegations, stating that she won fairly and that her election reflected the will of Kitui residents.
The former Lands Cabinet Secretary was declared the winner of the Kitui gubernatorial election after garnering 169,990 votes against Malombe’s 74,681 votes.