Nullification of Narok MCA nomination Upheld by the High Court

Sep 7, 2023 - 12:17

Ms Josephine Seneyio Torome and her Lawyer Mr. Martin Kamwaro during a press briefing after the court ruling on Wednesday. Torome was contesting the nomination of Ms. Alice Kering as Member of County Assembly by Jubilee Party

Narok,

Thursday September, 7 2023

KNA by John Kaleke

Jubilee nominated Member of County Assembly (MCA) Ms. Alice Kering has suffered another blow after the high court in Narok upheld the trial court’s decisions of nullifying her nomination.

In his ruling on Wednesday Justice Francis Gikonyo said the court proved beyond reasonable doubt that the MCA was not a member of the Jubilee party at the time she was nominated to Narok county assembly.

Gikonyo added that Kering was neither a resident of Narok County nor a registered voter in the county.

The Judge said Kering was a member of ODM party which nominated her to Nakuru county assembly between 2017 and 2022 and was the resident of the same county.

Gikonyo said that the MCA failed to inform the Registrar of Political Parties that she has resigned from ODM. During the court process, Kering only presented a resignation letter.

The court ordered that Josphine Seneyio Torome, who presented the petition in the magistrate court, be nominated to the position.

During the magistrate’s ruling in March, Narok Senior Resident Magistrate Ms. Phyllis Shinyada said there was not enough evidence from the Registrar of Political Parties that she had resigned from the ODM Party to join Jubilee party before the required deadline.

In the petition, Torome named the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as the first respondent, Alice Chepkirui Kering as the second respondent, Jubilee Party third respondent, County Assembly of Narok fourth respondent, Speaker County Assembly fifth respondent while Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party was named the sixth respondent.

Immediately after the ruling, Martin Kamwaro representing Torome said the judgment was a reward to the people of Narok, who were not well represented in the County Assembly.

He called on the IEBC to gazette Torome, who was the second in the gender top list in the Jubilee party as directed by the court.

The lawyer added that the ruling should serve as a lesson to the people who do not follow the law.

On her part, Torome said that justice had been served to the minority people in Narok County. Torome said she has been a member of the Jubilee party since 2012 and she was ready to continue fighting for her party to ensure justice was served to the members.

Courtesy; KNA