Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya yesterday lost his final petition aimed at blocking his trial over an assault incident that happened nine years ago. Justices Jackton Ojwang and Isaac Lenaola dismissed his last appeal said the governor did not provide enough reasons to warrant the court to terminate the criminal case. Justice Anthony Mrima dismissed his application for lack of merit and directed the governor face trial. But before the lower court picked a date, Oparanya filed an appeal at the Kisumu courts. By a Judgment delivered on 29 July, 2016, Appeal Court judges David Maranga (now Chief Justice), Daniel Musinga and Gatembe Kairu upheld the High Court’s verdictOparanya was again dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of Appeal, prompting the current case at the Supreme Court.

Source: The Star March 10, 2017 21:11 UTC