Today, The High Court delivered its judgment in the petition challenging the appointment of the Chairperson and Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
In its decision, the Court dismissed the substantive petition seeking to invalidate the appointments.
However, the Court also held that the Gazette Notice issued by the President to formalise the appointments was unlawful, as it had been published in violation of a valid and subsisting conservatory order issued by the Court. Consequently, the Gazette Notice has been quashed.
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Well, the President has finally reacted to the ruling In a way that has left many Kenyans talking.
The President of the republic of Kenya without wasting any time has gazetted Erastus Edung Ethekon as the independent electoral commission chairperson and other commissioners.
This has left Kenyans asking questions on how the government of the day is so swift on doing that at night and when Kenyans need services, they are made to wait for long without help.
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