Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging Kisii Women Rep Dorice Donya

KISII, March 1 – The Kisii High Court has dismissed an Election petition challenging the win of Kisii County Women Rep Dorice Donya Aburi in the 2022 August General elections.

While delivering a judgement, Justice Stella Mutuku said the petition did meet the threshold of the standard of proof to challenge her win.

According to Justice Mutuku an analysis of issues raised in the petition such as noncompliance and irregularities said the petitioner did not provide evidence to this court on evidence of irregularities and noncompliance.

The two petitioners Job Nyabuto and Ezekiel Okenye claimed there were voter bribery allegations in some polling stations during the voting process in favour of Dorice, however, he told the court he had no proof since he was told by his fellow agents.

The petitioners also claimed there was coordinated violence from Chiefs and the police in some polling stations to favour Dorice Donya, in cross-examination he did not give evidence on the number or the names of the chiefs who were involved in this coordinated violence.

“The petitioner in his affidavit who was also a chief agent for Janet said there were malpractices in some polling station,” said Mutuku.

Among these allegations, the petitioners did not prove to this court for instance the petitioner didn’t give evidence on the malpractice claim.

The case was dismissed with costs to the petitioners and Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.