[File, Standard]Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi has said the anti-graft agency and the electoral commission cannot bar impeached governors from running for the Nairobi governor by-election set for February. Mr Havi said former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu, whose impeachment Senate upheld, can only be stopped from contesting by a court of law. Havi also said clearance by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to vie for an election is not a legal requirement. Havi warned that a legal battle could be expected in the event that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) rejects the ex-governors’ nomination papers. But the High Court ordered the electoral commission to include her name in a gazette notice for candidates vying in the August polls.

Source: Standard Digital December 31, 2020 21:01 UTC