31/05/2024
Magarini MP Harrison Garama Kombe loses seat after the Supreme Court upheld Court of Appeal's decision to nullify his election, citing irregularities.
A five-judge bench of the apex court ruled that there was no error in the Court of Appeal’s finding that the petitioner – Stanely Kenga Karisa – had met the standard of proof, thereby discharging the burden of proof and establishing that there was indeed non-compliance with the Constitution and the law.
Mr Kenga, a former Kilifi County Assembly Speaker, contested the seat on the seat on President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party and garnered 11,925 votes against Mr Kombe’s 11,946, a difference of 21 votes
