Martha Karua Files Urgent Petition Seeking Nullification of Entire August 8th Elections

Martha Karua Files Urgent Petition Seeking Nullification of Entire August 8th Elections

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has filed an urgent petition at the High Court seeking to have the entire August 8 general election nullified.

In a petition filed under certificate of urgency at the High Court in Kerugoya, the former Justice Minister argues that the presidential election was conducted alongside five others, and should also be nullified just like the presidential one.

Karua also argues that all lower courts are bound by the the Supreme Court verdict, which found irregularities and illegalities in the presidential election.

In the case filed by her lawyer Gitobu Imanyara, Karua urged the court to refer the matter to Chief Justice David Maraga so he can form a three-bench judge to hear her application.

She further argues that it is a waste of time to hear the main application she filed in court because the apex court findings are binding to all other seats.

The application will be heard on September 18.

The Supreme Court early this month annulled President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election following a successful petition by him main rival Raila Odinga. It ordered IEBC to hold a fresh elections within 60 days.

Karua last week filed another petition to challenge the victory of Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru. Waiguru was declared the winner of the seat after defeating Karua.

Comments

D Mwose (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 08:10am

There is a deadly political cancer that has sickened the politics of Kenya since independence and it must be cured and eliminated completely, otherwise the patient id CRITICAL.
I fully understand where Martha Karua is coming from and I support her petition to nullify the entire election. If you have eyes , you must have seen that alot of Jubilee key winnings came by 54%, Remember that fomular?
GO GIRL.

Imara (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 08:12am

Martha, you are right. At the same time, Raila and Uhuru must be asked to retire from politics. These two people are capable of turning Kenya into a new Rwanda. We all know and remember what happened in Rwanda in 1994!

The rigging during the August 8, did not just affect the presidential election! It affected every area of the election. That's why Chris Msando was killed. Before his last breath, he had already comprised the password and shared it with his killers in an attempt to save his life.

Common sense dictates why his killers have not yet been arrested. We have once more again regressed to the dark days of Pio Gama Pinto, Ronald Ngala, Tom Mboya, Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Arwings Kodhek, Robert Ouko, Jacob Juma, and many more other people who lost their lives when they exercised their right to, " Freedom of speech."

Uhuru is creating robots and sycophants as his blind followers in the old KANU camouflaged as Jubilee Alliance.

Wanjambimail (not verified)     Thu, 09/21/2017 @ 07:28pm

In reply to by Imara (not verified)

Don't even get there. One is the President while the other is not and probably will never be. Do not equate them at all. We all understand this game of nullifying the elections, postponement and now your call for both to retire. UHURU is only 56yrs old and Odinga is starting his senility. Who have Raila presidential entitlement? Or status like in your case?

Imara (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 08:33am

@ John Wanjohi: Thank you. You are doing a great job by opening the channels of communication wide open.

Ni uraruta wiira mwega muno Njamba ya ruriri!

Omera (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 09:43am

I will never stop saying/declaring that only a BLOODY(targeting the elite gangsters) REVOLUTION will save Kenya.The elite includes wauaji Raila,Moi,Joho,Kabogo, majambazi Karua,Uhuru,Ruto,all past(before 2010)MPs etc plus their families.THEY MUST ALL FACE THE FIRING SQUAD and their property confiscated by the state.We will have to start a new Kenya without these devils.Hii usitani wa Raila,Uhuru or kabila langu must end.uko na akili gani ukiniambia ati Uhuru,Karua,Sonko,Joho,Ngilu,Wetangula na hizo ghasia ingine will fight corruption or any other evil in Kenya?

OneDay@times (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 11:31am

This culture of I-cannot-accept-defeat; and everyone trying to make history at the expense of Kenyans is unbelievable.

Imara (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 11:58am

@ Omera: I have read carefully your post and totally disagree with your idea of spilling more blood. What we need in Kenya desperately is an honest and rational member of the judiciary. These members will return all the wealth stolen from the poor people of Kenya back to the treasury.

Uhuru and Raila' fathers grabbed a lot of land in Kenya. The poverty that exists in our nation is artificial. No child should sleep hungry in Kenya. This year, Ruto, Raila, and Uhuru built their houses costing billions of shillings. How blind, selfish, and arrogant are these people? Slums are found everywhere in Kenya and yet these people refuse to see them.

I plead to Raila and Uhuru to step down and let the people of Kenya choose a temporary presidential leader while the nations cools down. I have said this many times and will say it again, at the moment, neither Uhuru nor Raila are fit to guide the nation.

KIM (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 01:11pm

This is why I keep saying that the supreme court of Kenya is going to have to admit to the mistake it made by annulling the presidential election.The supreme court judges erred.Their error was so significant that the current supreme court judges have to resign after the rerun is done.The right decision would have been to affirm the will of the people.It is not acceptable for the supreme court of Kenya to allow itself to carry the dirty water of those that seek only to destabilize the country.We need strict fidelity to the will of the Kenyan electorate in Kenya.Those that lose elections should accept defeat.This in my opinion is the way to advance the course of Peace and Stability in Kenya.

Imara (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 02:06pm

@ Kim

Can't you see that Kenya is more important than the two people full of bloated egos.

I will never forget or forgive Toroitich for sponsoring an alcoholic and bang smoker do that he can continue to rule Kenya through Uhuru.

Kim, this is the first time in Africa and especially in our courts that, the judiciary has taught the executive a lesson that it is not an extension of the executive branch of the government.

Kim, I don't know how old you are, I would like to remind you how many Kenyans were killed under Kenyatta and Toroitich. Uhuru is slowly bringing back the sad old days when Kenyans lived in fear 24/7.

It's time for Raila and Uhuru to return to civilian life. As the late Professor Saitoti once said, " There comes a time when the nation is important than one person." Likewise, I will tell Raila and Uhuru that, " There comes a time when a nation is more important than two people with bloated egos."

Dr. Joshua Bondo (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 02:20pm

Martha Karua is not President Uhuru's friend. She has never been. She is only supporting President so that her interest can be served. She knows Kirinyaga is a Jubilee backyard that supports Uhuru. She is filling this petition on behalf of Raila and NASA. If she supports President why would she want to have the election where the President party has the majority be repealed? Martha Karua is a mile for the opposition

Anonymous (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 02:42pm

So what if she is in the opposition.If votes were stolen she has a right to contest. Not everyone from Kirinyaga supports Jubilee.Furthermore she has served diligently as area MP for close to 20 years and her development record can speak for itself.Jubilee needs to stop imposing its choice on the people.

Imara (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 03:01pm

@Anonymous:

Jubilee ni Mbwa mwitu aliyevaa ngozi ya kondoo. Jubilee ni ile ile KANU ya zamani.

Anayetawala nchi ya Kenya sasa ni nani? Usidhani ni Uhuru. Kama humjui, ni yule aliyehusika na kifo cha Robert Ouko. Ni yule yule aliyejenga Jumba la Nyayo na kuwatesa Wazalendo humo na pia kuwaua wengine. Anaitwa Kipkorios Toroitich.

DR. Koni Hanene (not verified)     Tue, 09/12/2017 @ 09:18pm

I agree with Dr. Bondo. Martha Karua is a Self-Centered, Self-Interested, Egotistical, Arrogant, Conceited and pathological narcissistic woman who only think about herself. She is a relic of the past who think the only way to bring back her relevancy is to fill a petition that have a potential to cause mayhem in Kenya.

Anonymous (not verified)     Fri, 09/15/2017 @ 03:52pm

What kind of doctor prefers a thief to a proven legislator. Your comments are wanting is your degree from River Road?

Wanjambimail (not verified)     Sun, 09/17/2017 @ 02:36pm

Martha Karua seems happy about the supreme court's ruling. And wishes to extend the ruling to her benefit after losing to Ann Waiguru. She should devote her energy to the election of Either Uhuru or Raila with a clear stand. Also fault Magara or support his ruling.

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