Court Upholds Starehe MP Amos Mwago’s Election

Justice Martin Muya of the High Court has upheld the victory of Amos Mwago as the Starehe Mp for the August 2022 elections.

The judge further said that even though there were some errors and procedural irregularities, they were not of a magnitude that affected the election results.

The judge said he was satisfied that the election was conducted in accordance with principles of law.

The case had been filed earlier by Stanley Kyalo, Peter Waihenya and Samuel Nduhiu on allegations of violence, bribery and discrepancies that compromised the whole process and affected the final results.

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Judge Muya, issuing his verdict, said there was no proper identification of those giving bribes.

“No photos taken or produced in court to substantiate the same. Bribes were said to be in form of money but It was not clearly established what the currency was,” he ruled.

The judge said the alleged violence could not have affected in any way the results of the elections.

Mwago who ran on the Jubilee Party ticket, beat his rival Simon Mbugua of UDA after garnering 50,777 votes.

Mbugua, a former East African Legislative Assembly lawmaker got 36,548 votes.