Former Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim has filed a notice of intent to withdraw an appeal he had lodged in the Court of Appeal against a High court ruling that upheld Garissa Township MP Aden Duale’s re-election in last year’s polls.
Maalim wants the appeal to be struck out, stating that he now supports Aden Duale’s re-election in last year’s polls.
In the notice, the former Lagdera MP says that he has no intention of proceeding with the appeal.
Maalim filed an appealing challenging High court Judge Hellen Ongudi’s ruling that upheld Duale’s victory in last year’s polls.
The former deputy speaker in the appeal had accused the High court of allegedly disregarding key evidence he had presented challenging Duale’s re-election.
The High court dismissed Maalim’s petition on grounds that it lacked merit.
Maalim’s move comes days after he politically reconciled with Duale.
The two leaders met on Friday last week and agreed to bury their political hatchet for the sake of development.
"We have decided to put our differences aside for the sake of our people and development," Duale said on Friday last week after meeting with Maalim.
He said that in the spirit of the President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM party leader Raila Odinga's famous handshake, they will work together moving forward.
Maalim has been a critic of the National Assembly leader of Majority.