Groups bid to join Uhuru case rejected

Kabaridi · 2012-12-11T18:52:17+00:00

A judge on Monday rejected applications by two individuals and a lobby group to join a case questioning the integrity of presidential hopefuls Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto. The court had last week asked individuals and parties interested in the case to make formal applications to join the petition filed by the International Centre for Peace and Conflict (ICPC). (Read: Uhuru and Ruto face new integrity hurdle ) High Court judge David Majanja rejected three applications but allowed the National Alliance Party to join the case. The judge said he allowed TNA into the proceedings because its presidential candidate, Mr Kenyatta, was one of the respondents. Ms Moraa Gesicho and Mr John Mbugua, whose applications were rejected, had told the court that they wanted to join the case because they were affected by the post-election violence. Ms Gesicho added that she has been communicating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) where Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto are indicted over the post-election violence. The judge said Ms Gesicho had not stated in her affidavit the specific interests she had in the case. He argued her involvement would also prolong the case unnecessarily. The judge also directed ICPC lawyer Suyinka Lempaa to serve Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto with the petition and appear before him on Friday for directions. The ICPC wants the court to declare Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto unfit to contest the presidency or deputy presidency due to their cases at the ICC. The lobby also wants the electoral commission barred from accepting the candidature of any individual seeking public office if such a person is subject to a criminal case whose sentence is at least six months. www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Bid-to-join-Uhuru-case-rejected/-/1064/1641350/-/gbojsez/-/index.html

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Start date Dec 11, 2012

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