Supreme Court strikes out Moses Kuria's petition
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Kuria and former Mbeere South MP Geoffrey King'ang'i had asked the court to dismiss Raila's petition on the grounds that he had engaged in electoral malpractice.
Kuria's petition, according to the ruling seen by Citizen.Digital, was not within the court's jurisdiction because it neither sought to challenge William Ruto's declaration as president-elect nor named Ruto as a party to the petition.
"Indeed, Hon. William Ruto, is not even named as a party to the petition and the remedies sought are alien to those contemplated in the Constitution and in law, whether the election of the President- elect is valid," the ruling reads in part.
"In view of the foregoing, the petitioners are therefore entitled to a refund of Kshs. 1,000,000/- deposited as security for costs paid upon lodging of the petition,"
"Jurisdiction of the Supreme court in a Presidential Election is confined to determination of the dispute on the validity of a Presidential Election,"reads court papers.
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