Kisii judge Winfridah Okwany at the court. [Photo/Kwamboka]

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A verdict on the petition challenging the election of Alpha  Miruka as MP for Bomachoge Chache Constituency will be delivered on 22/2/2018.

The parties highlighted their submission on Tuesday at Kisii  Law Court before Justice Winfridah Okwany. 

The petition was filed by Jeremiah Matoke on the grounds that election was not free, fair and transparent.

The petitioner wanted the court to nullify the election, in the affidavit, he stated that 37 polling stations had more votes than registered voters.

He also alleged incidents of voter manipulation and fraud during the exercise and also lack of signatures by agents on form 35A.

Earlier last week the court dismissed the application of recount and scrutiny of votes since the petitioner didn't specify which polling stations were to undergo the process. 

Miruka's lawyer Okongo Omogeni said that the petitioner didn't adduce evidence authenticity of form 35A in the court. 

Okongo said that the margin of the victory is so wide hence those allegations cannot overturn the election. 

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