(Photo: Edward Kiplimo, Standard)Independent presidential aspirant Peter Solomon Gichira was arrested and locked up in police cells after he allegedly tried to commit suicide by jumping off sixth floor of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices in Nairobi. This was after IEBC told him he would not be cleared to present his papers and run as an independent candidate for the presidential seat. Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome said Gichira would be charged with causing disturbance, destruction of property and attempting to commit suicide. Also nullified is a section of the Elections Act that requires that persons who nominate an Independent Presidential candidate shall not be members of any political party. The judge in his findings declared that IEBC went overboard and purported to unlawfully and unjustifiably restrict or limit the rights of the Presidential candidates under the Constitution.

Source: Standard Digital May 28, 2017 08:26 UTC