The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has gone ahead to gazette Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja in the Nairobi gubernatorial race despite all legal cases hanging on his neck.
In a gazette notice backdated to 30th June 2022, the electoral commission made public the gazzeted list of aspirants in the elective seats who will participate in the forthcoming polls.
As per the law, the Nairobi Senator remains a bonafide candidate to participate since the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) dispute resolution committee upheld his clearance after a petitioner sought to have him barred over his academic credentials.
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The same petitioner, Dennis Wahome, moved to the High Court to seek a review where he wanted the court to bar the IEBC from printing ballot papers for Nairobi County until the case is heard and determined
Unless the High Court which is expected to give a ruling on Tuesday bars the Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful, Sakaja remains in the gubernatorial race.
On July 1, 2022, the High Court declined to temporarily bar the commission from including Sakaja’s name on the ballot for Nairobi gubernatorial contest.
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In the case, Johnson Sakaja urged the court to dismiss the case citing a separate ruling by the court ordering IEBC not to strike out his name from the ballot paper. According to him, the orders would be conflicting with each other.
Wahome has asked the court to temporarily block the commission from including Sakaja’s name on the ballot paper because his degree from Team University, Uganda is not authentic. He argued that his case would be rendered useless if CUE continued to print his name before the case is settled.