Amin Deddy challenges Mwangi Kiunjuri's election as Laikipia East MP

Mohamed and his lawyers have filed a petition at Nanyuki High Court, claiming the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) did not conduct a free and fair election for the parliamentary seat.

In the petition, Mohamed has named the IEBC, Laikipia East Constituency returning officer Tabitha Gathoni and Mwangi Kiunjuri as first, second and third respondents respectively.

Mohamed, through his lawyers Rose Muthike and David Makworo, wants the court to nullify the election and endorse him as the winner.

Makworo argued that Mohamed’s agents were locked out of various polling stations in the constituency during the vote counting exercise citing malice in the process.

According to Mohammed, he won in 100 polling stations against his competitor's 91 polling stations adding that he has enough evidence to prove that both the returning officer and presiding officers colluded to bungle the August 9 polls.

Kiunjuri trounced Deddy by garnering 30,057 votes in the just concluded election. Mohamed Deddy, who contested via the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), got 28,021 votes.

Both frontrunners in the race were from Kenya Kwanza coalition.

After the election, the former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary said his victory was meant to boost the popularity of TSP.

Kiunjuri was officially sworn in as MP at the National Assembly on Thursday, September 8, at the first sitting of the 13th Parliament.