The judges were asked to strike out the case by the institute and condemn it to pay costs. At the same time, Jubilee Party asked the court to allow the party to join the case. Lawyer Kilukumi, while opposing the application to strike out his client’s case, argued that the court could not leave the issue of electoral malpractices to other bodies. “Do you nullify an election because the respondent deliberately orchestrated the violence then they come to this court by themselves or their proxies?” lawyer Kilukumi asked, adding thus: “You have jurisdiction. The institute cites Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetang'ula, lawyer James Orengo and Musalia Mudavadi as being culpable for fuelling violence to block voters from casting their votes.

Source: Standard Digital November 15, 2017 09:00 UTC