Former Kitui Governor Julius Malombe has said he will appeal the High Court ruling that upheld Governor Charity Ngilu's victory in last year's general election.
Speaking to journalists moments after the ruling at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on Friday, Malombe's lawyer Apollo Muinde said his client had instructed them to immediately file an appeal.
Muinde said they were not satisfied with the High Court ruling which he termed defective.
"We have instructions to work on an appeal because the ruling was defective as it did not consider the concrete evidence we provided while filing the petition," Muinde said.
The lawyer claimed that the court process favored Ngilu from the onset of the petition hearing.
High court Judge Pauline Nyamweya upheld Ngilu's victory in last year's election, saying that she was validly elected.
Nyamweya ruled that Malombe failed to provide evidence to prove claims of voter intimidation and manipulation.
Malombe had accused Ngilu of intimidating and bribing voters.
The court slapped the former Wiper governor with Sh6 million fine as cost for the petition.
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