Josphat Nanok, Turkana Governor. [Photo/The Star]
Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok has filed his defense in Lodwar law courts against a petition challenging his victory in the August polls.
Former Turkana senator John Munyes moved to court to challenge the Council of Governors chairman's win.
Munyes accuses the governor of engaging in irregularities, voter bribery, intimidation, transportation of voters and use of witchcraft in the August 8 elections.
Other respondents in the suit are IEBC officials led by the County Presiding Officer George Oyugi who is accused of colluding with the NASA team to rig elections in their favor.
Oyugi is further accused of deliberately delaying voting materials in Jubilee strongholds such as Turkana North, West and Loima where voting materials arrived in the afternoon of the voting day denying many people an opportunity to exercise their voting right.
Speaking after presenting Governor Nanok’s defense in court, ODM MCA Lokori/ Kochodin ward Benedict Lokama said he was optimistic that, Governor Nanok will win the case.