The Australian High Court has cleared citizenship hurdles pitting the legitimacy of Lucy Gichuhi's senate win. The court confirmed the Kenyan-born lawyer's citizenship, therefore, ending the debacle on the validity of her election. Gichuhi was to replace Bob Day in the Senate but there were claims that she had dual citizenship. But the High Court rejected the push by lawyers for Labor's Anne McEwen, who wanted to challenge Gichuhi's eligibility. According to Sky News media, Nettle refused the application saying issues about Gichuhi's Kenyan citizenship had been referred to during court hearings over the last three months.

Source: The Star April 19, 2017 07:41 UTC