High court judge Said Chitembwe on Monday criticised the Supreme Court decision nullifying the 2017 presidential election saying he didn’t understand the reasoning of the majority. The majority decision nullified the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta on grounds that transmission of results was not done properly. Judge Chitembwe is one of the seven shortlisted for the position of Supreme Court judge and was the first to appear before the Judicial Service Commission panel on Monday. Judge Chitembwe hinted that he was convinced with the dissenting decision of Judge Njoki Ndungu in which she cross-checked all physical forms with complaints made and held that the election was conducted in accordance with the law. He also wondered why the Supreme Court failed to handle the Wajir Governor academic qualification case by saying that issues should be dealt with by IEBC.

Source: The Star May 03, 2021 07:41 UTC