By PHILIP MUYANGAMore by this AuthorMombasa Governor Hassan Joho suffered a setback after the High Court dismissed his application to have an election petition struck out. She said the fact that the exclusion of Deputy Governor William Kingi from the petition was not crucial to the case. In her ruling, the judge said in the event the petition succeeds, then the deputy governor suffers the same fate as his boss. The petition questions elections and results,” he said, adding that the deputy governor is part of the petition. In their petition, Mr Omar and Ms Shuma want the court to declare that there were massive irregularities and violation of the Constitution and election laws during the election.

Source: Daily Nation October 24, 2017 13:41 UTC