A week after nominated Member of Parliament David ole Sankok said he would sue Raila over his 2018 swearing-in as the peoples’ president, a petition has been filed seeking to bar him from contesting. They also want ODM barred from fielding candidates over the parallel swearing-in ceremony. He is aggrieved that the parallel swearing-in was a premeditated political event whose consequence should be either punishment by life imprisonment or death. Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbungi said no crime was committed when Raila was sworn in as the people’s president. They have also enjoined the Registrar of Political Parties and Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in the case.

Source: Standard Digital January 17, 2022 23:00 UTC