Courts Nullify Election of 2 ODM MPs

The Orange Democratic Movement Party has suffered a major blow after the election of its two Members of Parliament was nullified on Friday, March 3.

A High Court in Kilifi County annulled the election of Magarini MP Harrison Garama Kombe on grounds of irregularities.

Among the irregularities cited by the jury include vote stuffing and inconsistencies between the total number of votes tallied and votes captured on ballot papers.

Consequently, the High Court ordered a fresh election to allow the constituency's voters to duly elect a new representative.

In addition, the High Court in Garissa annulled the election of Lagdera MP Abdikadir Hussein, citing irregularities too.

According to the election results declared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Hussein garnered 5,939 votes to clinch the seat ahead of United Democratic Alliance's- UDA's Abdiqani Zeitun who had 4,863 votes.

Hussein's competitor in the August 2022 polls- Zeitun had moved to the Court to challenge Hussein's win in the hotly contested race.

The Friday, March 3, verdict on the Lagdera Constituency election came days after four voters moved to court claiming that Abdikadir Hussein was not a Kenyan citizen and thus was not eligible for election.

Entrance to the Ksh180 million ODM headquarters.

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