By GALGALO BOCHAMore by this AuthorWajir Governor Mohamed Abdi suffered a major setback after the court of appeal upheld High Court verdict to nullify his election. The three added that due to the appellant inability to defend himself, Justice Mabeya was left to decide on an obvious case. FRAUDThe also dismissed Mr Abdi’s submission that Justice Mabeya action amount to investigating a case of fraud and forgery against him. But in his appeal, Mr Abdi, who contested on a Jubilee ticket, argued that the High Court misinterpreted the law and ignored crucial evidence when nullifying his election. Through Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia, Mr Abdi argued that Justice Mabeya misunderstood the law and had bypassed key evidence when invalidating his election.

Source: Daily Nation April 20, 2018 08:56 UTC