MERU GOVERNOR PETER MUNYA ELECTION NULLIFIED BY COURT OF APPEAL

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 12 – Capitalfm reports .The Court of Appeal has nullified the March 4, 2013 election of Peter Munya as Meru Governor. Munya, who previously served as a Member of Parliament, immediately indicated that he would be petitioning the Supreme Court following the nullification of his poll win. The petition was filed by a voter, Dickson Mwenda. Mwenda moved to the Court of Appeal arguing that the High Court erred when it ordered a scrutiny of ballot papers in only seven polling stations out of the disputed 82. He also claimed the court denied him a chance to cross-examine the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the Meru Returning Officer on the contents of defective Forms 35 and Forms 36. Munya was declared the winner after he garnered 184,273 votes against former assistant minister Kilemi Mwiria’s 180,837 votes.

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