High Court Bars IEBC from Clearing Sonko to Vie for Mombasa Governor Seat
The High Court has issued temporary orders barring Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from processing former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko's nomination papers to vie for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat.
Justice John Mativo also restrained the electoral commission from clearing Sonko for the August 9th elections pending the hearing and determination of an application filed by Haki Yetu, Kituo Cha Sheria, and Transparency International.
The petitioners are seeking to have Sonko disqualified from contesting, arguing that he was removed from office for violating the Constitution by failing to promote public confidence and the integrity of the office of governor, among others.
“Having been found unsuitable to hold the office of the Governor of Nairobi City County, Mr. Sonko is equally unsuitable to hold any other state office,” the petition states.
They state that despite being disqualified by Article 75 (3) of the Constitution from holding state office, Sonko has declared intention to vie for the Mombasa governor’s seat in the upcoming elections and has been nominated by the Wiper Democratic Movement party. The petitioners assert that Wiper violated the Constitution by nominating Sonko.
“IEBC is likely to approve and clear Sonko to run for the position of Governor Mombasa since he has already been nominated by Wiper party and his name submitted to IEBC in further perpetration of constitutional violations and a real threat to petitioners’ constitutional rights,” the petition states.
The petitioners also rejected claims that only a final conviction can bar a contestant from occupying public office, citing a case in which Sonko is charged with corruption and a trial court barred him from accessing his office pending its determination.
Comments (11)
Finally working laws. Same should be extended to bar Ruto who has so many pending corruption cases beyond reasonable doubt including Gachagua whose cases remain unresolved.
Finally some sense
POOPLAWs being applied.I hate murderers,druglords,public looters etc gangsters but the so-called Kenyan politician thugs can never prosecute and convict their enemies.To make matters worse they convicted Sonko and Waititu on gangster Uhuru’s orders.The question is-Will the election be repeated on Sonko and Waititu’s acquittal?
Your pride for showing off is haunting you fool
This is news worth following because historically, Kenyans voters do not put integrity or ethics as one of the factors that influences their candidates of choice.
Finally someone is thinking. Kenya can’t have criminal minds n politics hoodwinking Kenyans. You wonder what Kali so was thinking when wiper sponsored Sonko. There is no room for thieves in kenya politics.
When is the IEBC going g to be barred from clearing g WSR from runners by for presidency?
@ Ndugu Kipruto:
Nakuunga mkono saana ulipoandika:
"Finally working laws. Same should be extended to bar Ruto who has so many pending corruption cases beyond reasonable doubt including Gachagua whose cases remain unresolved."
HONGERA SANA NDUGU.
Ningependa kuona watu wote wanaofikiria kugombea kiti cha uongozi nchini kumaliza mambo yao korti kwanza kabla hawajaruhusiwa kugombea kiti chochote nchini.
Huu ndio wakati wa kuyang'oa magugu yote shambani na kuanza upya katika nchi yetu tukufu ya Kenya.
This Sonko has a lot of many issues. It must be nice to hold a political n office in kenya where even thieves want to lead others.
The first test any candidate contesting for public office should be to pass the ethics,and integrity test. Again I repeat,this should be the fist requirement.
Sonko fails this test with an F- To have such a candidate cleared to run says alot about our electoral system.
Comrade Maxiley,
The issue has and will remain kenyan electorate using their stomachs to think during elections period.
@ Ndugu Maxiley:
Nakuunga mkono sana kwa wazo lako zuri sana:
"The first test any candidate contesting for public office should be to pass the ethics, and integrity test. Again I repeat, this should be the fist requirement."
ambalo bila shaka likifuatiliwa kwa makini kama ulivyoandika, litaweza
kuikomboa nchi yetu isije ikadidimia (sink) na kutoweka kabisa kama nchi inayostahili kuheshimiwa duniani kote.