The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been barred from holding the Kiagu Ward by-election scheduled for October 14, 2021, by the High Court.
This comes after Moses Kuria’s Chama Cha Kazi (CCK) party filed a petition challenging the electoral body’s decision to bar its candidate from participating in the mini-election.
The court directed the Commission to resolve the standoff with CCK before holding the by-election in a ruling issued on Thursday.
Following a petition filed by United Democratic Alliance’s South Imenti Coordinator Salesio Mutuma Thuranira, the Commission barred Milton Mwenda from voting.
Milton failed to resign as a public officer within the legally mandated seven-day period following the declaration of the vacancy, according to the ruling issued on Thursday, September 23 by the IEBC’s Leadership and Integrity Vetting Committee.
CCK was given 72 hours to find a suitable replacement candidate.
Kuria, on the other hand, stated that the party was dissatisfied with the ruling and promised to challenge it in court.
On similar grounds, the IEBC barred Nathan Gitonga of the National Ordinary People Empowerment Union (Nopeu) from running in the by-election.
Eunice Karegi died in May of this year, leaving the seat vacant.
