| Published Thu, October 26th 2017 at 06:55, Updated October 26th 2017 at 07:22 GMT +3The Court of Appeal Wednesday suspended High Court Judge George Odunga's ruling that the appointment of returning and presiding officers was irregular and illegal. "For the avoidance of doubt, this order means that the constitutional and statutory functions of the returning officers and their deputies relating to the presidential election slated for October 26 are not invalid," the order stated. ALSO READ: Nine seriously injured as police disperse demonstrators in NyanzaThe order was given by Justices Erastus Githingi, Martha Koome, and Fatuma Sichale. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) filed an appeal under a Certificate of Urgency arguing that the High Court ruling would invalidate the repeat presidential poll. IEBC had appointed 290 constituency Returning Officers and their deputies to oversee today’s (October 26) election.

Source: Standard Digital October 26, 2017 04:04 UTC