I have carefully perused the evidence contained in all the affidavits. Kenya s presidential election rerun is set to go ahead on thursday after the countrys supreme court failed to consider a petition to postpone the highly contentious vote amid high tension. The opposition questions why iebc announced president kenyatta the winner without having verified all. Another judge was taken ill during the hearing of the petition and did not take part in the case. The presidential election petition rules, 2017 are however silent on the issue of scrutiny. Here is a detailed breakdown of how each county voted in both august 8th general elections and the 2610. Presidential petition 1 of 2017 documents kenyans for peace. Dangerous political standoff, uncontested election and assaults on institutions damage kenya s democracy nairobi, 31 october 2017 this preliminary statement of the eu election observation mission eom is delivered before the completion. The supreme court presidential election petition rules 2017 governing the joinder of a respondent to the petition such as i now seek. No 24 of 2011 and rule 29 of the elections parliamentary and county elections petition rules, 2017.
In kenya, election rerun challenges a young democracy the. A look at legal teams in the presidential petition. Kenya must hold a new presidential election after the supreme court cited irregularities in last months poll victory for incumbent uhuru kenyatta. Supreme court rejects petition filed to contest 2017 presidential election by marikio muchiri on 18 august 2017 5. Kenya election rerun to go ahead after court fails to rule on delay. Click to read more about election results 2017 in kenya on. General elections were held in kenya on 8 august 2017. Sep 02, 2017 2017 0902 the supreme court of kenya on friday september annulled the presidential election by a majority decision and gave an order that a fresh poll be conducted in the next 60 days.
Kenya s supreme court on sunday allowed allowed attorney general githu muigai and the law society of kenya to participate in the presidential petition as amicus curiaefriends of the court. The supreme court has both original and appellate jurisdiction, as well as the jurisdiction to give advisory. Kenyas disputed presidential election in 2007 set off bloodshed that left at least. Kenya supreme court ruling 2017 kenyan presidential election petition 1. Instead, the iebc hastily declared the final presidential election results on aug. Kenya election news candidates, live updates, poll results.
October 2017 kenyan presidential election wikipedia. The reported results indicated that incumbent president uhuru kenyatta was reelected with 54% of the vote. Kenyas supreme court to hear petition to postpone election. Petition number four of 2017 njonjo mue and another vs chairperson of iebc and three others is also here by dismissed, as a consequence, the presidential election of 26 october is here by upheld as is the election of the third respondent, each party shall bear its own costs, maraga concluded. On the other hand and by way of comparison only, rule 29 of the elections parliamentary and county elections petition rules, 2017 provides. Supreme court quashes uhuru kenyattas reelection daily nation. The petition was filed at the supreme court of kenya on 16 march 20 the report of the kriegler commission on the crisis that followed the 2007 general election placed a special requirement of fiduciary duty on the supreme court of kenya. Kenya has had various presidential petitions challenging an election since it held the multiparty election of 1992 and all of them have been thrown out by the courts on technicalities. Kenya has had various presidential petitions challenging an election since it held the multiparty election of 1992. Full 2017 kenya supreme court ruling on presidential. Sep 02, 2017 2 the important petition, which seeks the annulment of kenyas presidential election results emanating from the general elections of 8th august, 2017, is focussed on a limited number of contentions. The kenya presidential election petition of 20 was an election petition aiming to declare the kenya presidential election 20 invalid. Aug 31, 2017 follow live proceedings and analysis as the supreme court delivers its ruling on the petition challenging the declaration of president uhuru kenyattas win in the presidential election. Kenya 2017 number of members of county assemblies by party 6.
Concourt should learn from kenya how to adjudicate presidential petition sishuwa by bala nkhowani on september 3, 2017 political specialist sishuwa sishuwa says the kenya supreme court ruling on the presidential election petition has shown that democracy is not being strangled everywhere in africa. Supreme court delivers ruling on presidential petition. The 2017 kenya elections results were disputed the first round, and the supreme court ordered fresh presidential elections. The above mentioned documents were served upon the 3rd respondents advocates on 24th august, 2017. Supreme court begins hearing kenya presidential petition. On august 11, 2017, the independent boundaries and electoral commission iebc of kenya announced official results for the august 8 presidential elections. Kenyas supreme court criticises iebc electoral commission bbc. It is established under article 163 of the kenyan constitution. Presidential petition archives kbc kenyas watching. Just two of minimum five supreme court judges turned up to rule on petition to postpone thursdays contentious presidential vote. Cord is yet to choose a flag bearer for its coalition but. When the opposition was defeated by president daniel arap moi in 1992, a total of six petitions were filed at the high court, but all of them, apart from the.
Presidential election of 26th october, 2017 is hereby upheld, as the election of the 3rd respondent. Podcasts sunday magazine todays paper tenders jobs in kenya. Second presidential petition gets lawyers burning midnight oil paul ogemba and kamau muthoni 10th nov 2017 00. Streamed live on aug 31, 2017 follow live proceedings and analysis as the supreme court delivers its ruling on the petition challenging the declaration of president uhuru kenyattas win in the. The top court in kenya, in a bold move, ordered the iebc to conduct a fresh presidential election within strict confines of. What is the proper constitutional and legal standard applicable to the conduct of presidential elections in kenya as envisaged under both articles 81 and 86 of the constitution. There was a sense of relief, as well as deja vu, at the national tallying centre. Dangerous political standoff, uncontested election and.
Supreme court judges during the hearing of presidential petition. Concourt should learn from kenya how to adjudicate. Presidential election held on 8th august 2017 declared invalid, null and void. For the first time in the history of kenya, a sitting president contested against a united opposition. Incumbent president uhuru kenyatta was declared the winner of the presidential contest with 54. Cotu calls for disbandment of src over allowances row. Oct 25, 2017 kenyas presidential election rerun is set to go ahead on thursday after the countrys supreme court failed to consider a petition to postpone the highly contentious vote amid high tension.
Having been nominated as the jp presidential candidate in the 2017 general elections, the 3rd respondent was for the period after this nomination until the election was conducted both the president of the republic of kenya and the jp presidential. In kenya, election rerun challenges a young democracy. It needs no introduction that the events following kenya s recent elections, as held on the 11th of august 2017, provide us with a lot of lessons to ponder about as we move forward both as a. Aug 12, 2016 the kenya presidential election of 2017, scheduled for august 2017 has attracted alot of canditates and it is still attracting more as we near the 2017 general elections. Petition filed in kenya court challenging kenyattas. However, the court disallowed applications by lawyer charles kanjama and the information communication association itca.
Supreme court quashes uhuru kenyattas reelection daily. What remedies can the court grant in determining a presidential election petition under article 140 of the constitution. The petition was anchored on the grounds that the conduct of the 2017 presidential election violated the principles of a free and fair election as well as the electoral process set out in the constitution, electoral laws and regulations and that the respondents committed errors in the voting, counting and tabulation of results. Kenya supreme court nullifies presidential election the new york. Kenya s chief justice david maraga led other six supreme court judges in delivering the full 2017 kenya supreme court ruling on the presidential election petition case filed by opposition leader and nasa presidential candidate raila odinga against president uhuru kenyatta and iebc.
Kenyas supreme court ruling on the presidential petition. Oct 24, 2017 nairobi, kenya kenyas supreme court plans to hear lastminute arguments that thursdays presidential election should be postponed because a free and fair vote cannot be guaranteed. Election report kenya 2017 general and presidential elections. The opposition claimed that it had won and that the government had rigged the elections. He was therefore the president of the republic of kenya at all times material to this petition.
Aug 28, 2017 supreme court begins hearing kenya presidential petition by david indeje august 28, 2017 6. General elections were held in kenya on 8 august 2017 to elect the president, members of parliament and devolved governments. Wachira maina presentation during public forum on 20 presidential election petition duration. Kenyas supreme court has dismissed two petitions against the oct. Supreme court rejects petition filed to contest 2017. Presidential election petition 1 of 2017 kenya law. Full 2017 kenya supreme court ruling on presidential election. Republic of kenya in the supreme court of kenya at nairobi coram. Report on legal issues from kenya 2017 presidential election. A former lawmaker filed a petition at kenya s supreme court on monday challenging president uhuru kenyattas victory in last months presidential election in a last minute move that opens the door. August 2017 presidential election petition kenya law. The grim history of presidential petitions in kenya. Article 140 2 of the constitution provides a timeframe within which petitions filed in the.
Kenya supreme court nullifies presidential election the new. However, his main opponent, raila odinga of the orange democratic movement, refused to. Caledonia along state house road, ikm centre along ngong road and. In 2017, the unexpected phenomenon was the githeri man, lining up to vote while. Sep 06, 2017 a declaration is hereby issued, that the presidential election held on 8 august 2017 in kenya was not conducted in accordance with the constitution of the republic of kenya and the. The supreme court of kenya where the presidential election petition 2017 will be heard. The august 8, 2017 presidential election petition filed by the national super alliance nasa candidate, raila odinga, has seen the interested parties assemble teams of kenya s top legal minds. Presidential petition hearing from supreme court of kenya with our reporters sam gituku and francis gachuri. Presidential election petition rules, 2017 have been promulgated to ensure the smooth and expeditious disposal of any disputes relating to.
Presidential petition 1 of 2017 documents kenyans for. Petition 3 of 2017 joinder as respondent stephen oganga petition 4 of 2017 ag interested party petition 4 of 2017 application strike to out memos. The 3rd respondent filed a response to the petition and affidavits in support of the 3rd respondents case on 24th august, 2017. Time allotted for this petition is too short for such an adventure. The grim history of presidential petitions in kenya daily. Supreme court to rule on kenya presidential petition on friday by david indeje august 30, 2017 1. A former lawmaker filed a petition at kenyas supreme court on monday. Pursuant to this, the supreme court presidential election petition rules, 2017 have been promulgated to ensure the smooth and expeditious disposal of any disputes relating to the election of the president. Sep 01, 2017 kenya supreme court nullifies presidential election. Kenya s judiciary, which has battled for years to establish its independence, asserted itself last month with a decision that surprised the world, nullifying a tainted presidential. Supreme court to rule on kenya presidential petition on friday. Ktn news livestream nairobi ktn news kenya 883 watching live now if change will not come through the ballot, it will through the bullet david ndii duration. The published results showed that incumbent president uhuru kenyatta of the jubilee party had been reelected with 54% of the vote.
Kenya supreme court nullifies presidential election the. Dp ruto dismisses tuju on jubilee party top organ changes. Supreme court delivers ruling on presidential petition youtube. Nairobi, kenya in a historic ruling and a first in africa, kenya s supreme court nullified on friday the reelection of a sitting president, ordering a. Never before has an incumbent president s position rowed in murky waters as the one president uhuru kenyatta found himself in in the lead up to, during and even after the first general election held on august 8, 2017. Get the latest news and coverage for the 2017 kenya presidential elections. As the highest court in the nation, its decisions are binding and set precedent on all other courts in the country. Eliud kipchoge, bekele fight to stay fit as london marathon remains in limbo. The opposition questions why iebc announced president kenyatta the winner without having verified all form 34as. The supreme court of kenya is the highest court in kenya. Presidential election petition 4 of 2017 application to expunge out documents petition 3 of 2017 application jubilee party interested party. Below is a list of people who have shown their interest in the presidential seat. History of presidential election petitions in kenya youtube.
Kenya election petition rules presidential 2017 veritaszim. Petition filed in kenya court challenging kenyattas election victory. In a definitive and landmark decision rendered on 01 september 2017 this honourable court nullified the presidential election and directed the 2 n d. Kenya supreme court ruling 2017 kenyan presidential.
316 148 1236 479 979 958 890 1103 6 901 1362 1241 867 252 1050 325 1333 1630 1105 560 384 833 324 1190 587 900 520 998 749 1348 58 291