List of roads set to be closed ahead of Supreme Court ruling
The National Police Service will on Monday, August 9, 2022, close a section of three roads in Nairobi ahead of the much-awaited ruling on the presidential petition before the Supreme Court. In a statement on Sunday, Vitalis Otieno, the head of traffic operations in Nairobi, said the roads will be closed two hours before the […]
Declare Chebukati unfit to hold public office, Raila’s lawyer Nowrojee asks judges
Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition wants the Supreme Court to declare Wafula Chebukati, the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), unfit to hold public office. In submissions made in court on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Raila Odinga’s lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee told a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, […]
Declare Chebukati unfit to hold public office, Raila’s lawyer Nowrojee asks judges
Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition wants the Supreme Court to declare Wafula Chebukati, the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), unfit to hold public office. In submissions made in court on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Raila Odinga’s lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee told a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, […]
Supreme Court petition issues: What each Raila’s lawyer is assigned
The hearing of the presidential petition kicked off at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on Wednesday, August 31, with the lawyers of the main petitioner Raila Odinga taking to the stage to poke holes into the August 9 poll. The court has consolidated seven cases challenging the declaration of Kenya Kwanza Alliance leader William Ruto […]
Supreme Court identifies 9 issues to be determined as it consolidates presidential petitions
The Supreme Court has consolidated seven petitions challenging the election of Kenya Kwanza Alliance leader William Ruto as President-elect. Speaking during the pre-trial hearing of the petitions on Tuesday, August 30, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the petitions raise similar issues and seek similar orders. The court listed Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition […]
Only 4 lawyers from each party will be allowed in Supreme Court chambers – Anne Amadi
The Judiciary has announced plans to restrict access to the Supreme Court ahead of the hearing of presidential petitions lodged last week. Speaking to members of the press on Monday, August 29, 2022, Anne Amadi, the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, said only four lawyers from each party will be allowed into the court’s Ceremonial […]