Law scholar Prof. Makau Mutua. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]

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A petition filed by Nyeri Town mp Ngunjiri Wambugu has claimed that law scholar Makau Mutua influenced the nullification of President Uhuru Kenyatta win by the Supreme Court.

Currently, Mutua is the Chairperson of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) Board of Advisors.

In the petition, Wambugu claims that IDLO was involved in coming up with the Judiciary's blueprint for handling electoral disputes titled; Scrutiny In Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective.

The MP claims that Prof. Mutua was in a position to influence the 'knowledge base' used by the Chief Justice in the determination of the petition.

The document (Scrutiny In Electoral Disputes: A Kenyan Judicial Perspective), unveiled by Chief Justice Maraga in 2015, was developed by the Judiciary Training Institute (JTI) in collaboration with a number of other legal bodies, among them the IDLO.

The annulment of President Uhuru's win was informed by qualitative factors, noting massive irregularities in the electoral process.

The document reads in part, "The qualitative principles have their grounding in due process. Due process, which is concerned with the quality of the ballot, is the hallmark of any democratic process."

Makua has publicly declared his support for NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

After the Supreme Court rulling, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that the Kenyan Judiciary needs to be fixed.