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INTHE, met ‘PRESIDENTIAL PETITION NO, OF 2022 JOHN NJOROGE KAMAU, PETITIONER 1°" RESPONDENT 2" RESPONDENT. 2 RESPONDENT WAFULA CHEBUKAT., WILLIAM SAMOEE RUTO. RIGATHI GACHAGUA. "THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. 4" RESPONDENT _1°" INTERESTED PARTY "3" INTERESTED PARTY INTERESTED PARTY ( INTERESTED PARTY RAILA AMOLO ODINGA.. MARTHA WANGARI KARUA. SULIANA CHERERA.. IRENE MASIT. JUSTUS NYANGAYA. “'S™ INTERESTED PARTY FRANCIS WANDERL. (6™ INTERESTED PARTY PROFESSOR ABDI YAKUBGUI INTERESTED PARTY BOYA MOLD .. i" INTERESTED PARTY DATED at NAIROBI this 21% day of August 2022 W. eee mMIPANY ADVOCATES FOR THE PETITIONER DRAWN AND FILED BY: WG Wambugr & Company Advocates ‘Sh Avenue Office Suites, 3" Floor ‘Ont Ngong Rond P.O. Box No. 9076-00300 NAIRODE E-mail yanjawammbus@gnal som ‘Tel; 0724 104105 a ‘TO BE SERVED UPON 1 Wala Chebulas ‘CIO The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, 6th Floor University Way P.O Box No, 45371-00100 NAIROBI Email Info@iebe-orke 2, William Samoei Ruto NAIROBI 3. Rigati Gachagua NAIROBI 4. The Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, 6th Floor University Way P.O Box No, 45371-00100 NAIRORL Emall:Info@iebc.or ke 5, Raila Amolo Odinga NAIROBI 6. Martha Wangari Karua IARC Kenya House Woodlands Road, OFF Lenana Rod P.O Box No, 34200-00100 NAIROBI Email:Office@iammartakanua com 7. Juliana Cherera (C/O The Independent Zectoral And Boundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, 61 Floor University Way P.O Box No, 45371-00100 NAIROBI Email:info@iebcor ke 8. rene Masit C10 The Independent Elecioral And Boundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, 6 Floor University Way P.0 Box No. 45371-00100, NAIROBI EmaiL:info@iebc.orke 9. Justus Nyangaya ClO The Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, 6h Floor University Way P.O Box No. 45371-00100 10 NAIROBI Email: Info@iebe or ke 10, Francis Wanderi ‘C/O The Independent Electoral And ‘Boundaries Commission 0 Anniversary Towers, 6h Floor University Way (0 Box No. 48371-00100 NAIROBI Email Info@icbe or ke 11 Professor Abdi Yakub Guliye (C/O The Independent Flectoral And oundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, th Floor University Way P.O Box No. 45371-00100 NalROnI Bimal Info@iche.oc ke 12. Boya Malu CIO The Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission Anniversary Towers, th Floor University Way P.0 Dox No. 45371-00100, NAIROBI El: Info@iebe.orke 30 KENYA ‘COURT OF ys ‘PRESIDENTIAL PETITION NO. OF 2022 JOHN NJOROGE KAMAL... PRYVTIONER \WAFULA CHEBUKAT 157 RESPONDENT WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO.. “2% RESPONDENT RIGATHI GACHAGUA, [RESPONDENT ‘THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMBIISSION .. 4 RESPONDENT. 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P.O Box No. 45371-00100 ‘NAIROBI —Je ‘Martha Wangs Karun ARC Keaya House ‘Woodlands Road, Of Lena Road P.0 Box No, 34200-00100 ‘NalRont EnallOfFee@anmarhakeva.com 0 " )R SERVICE SHALL BE CARE OF: Sala Cherers 20 (CO The Independent Hlectaal And Boundaries Commision —< Anniversary Towers th Flor University Way P.O Box No. 45371-00100 NAIROR Enllini@isbsore ‘TH 4°" INTERESTED PARTY'S ADDRESS FOR SERVICE SHALL BE CARE OF: Irene Masit, (C/O The Independent Elstar And Boundaries Commission Annivesiry Towers, 6h Fler University Way. — P.O Box No. 48371-00100 ‘NAIROBI ‘maline@isheorke ‘THE. s!™ INTERESTED PARTY'S ADDRESS FOR SERVICE SHALL BE CARE OF: Iss Nyangaye (iO The Independent Bestcal And Boundaries Commision Anniversary Towers, th Flor University Way 2.0 Bax No, 45371-00100 NAIROBI —HO _Brmalelnto@iehcorke ‘rae ot nye os HOR SERVICE SHAI Francis Wander ‘C/O The Independent Flector And Boundaries Commission aniversary Towers, th Floor University Way P.O Box No, 43371-00100 NAIROBE Enoil:ini@iebocke ‘THE 2" INTERESTED PARTY'S ADDRESS FOR SERVICE SHALL BE CARE. 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NAIROBI mal: ifb@ibe.orke [REPUBLIC OF KENYA, INTHE SUPREMP, COURT OF KENVA AT NAIROBI PRESIDENTIAL PETITIONNO, OF 2022 JOHN NJOROGE KAMA. nnesnennne sue PETVTIONER EEWEEN WAVULA CHEBUKATI... | 15° RESPONDENT. WILLIAM SAMOEIRUTO, sou® RESPONDENT RIGATHI GACHAGUA.. .3® RESPONDENT ‘THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL. AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION. 18" RESPONDENT RAILA AMOLO ODINGA.-. 1° INTERESTED PARTY ‘MARTHA WANGARI KARUA... -«2® INTERESTED PARTY JULIANA CHERERA 3° INTERESTED PARTY IRENE MASIT nasessnnnes ou?" INTERESTED PARTY JUSTUS NYANGAYA. 5 INTERESTED PARTY FRANCIS WANDERL.. sof INTERESTED PARTY PROFESSOR AUDI YAKUB GULIYE.. OYA MOLU .. 7 JNTERESTED PARTY _.47 INTERESTED PARTY ‘This i the humble petition of JOHN NJOROGE KAMAU, of Nationa Identity Card No, 10905275. The address ofthe Petitioner is Post Office Box 60063 - 00200 City Square, [aiobi. His address of service for purpose of this Paton shall be care of Messrs. W.G. ‘Wamiugu & Company Advocates, s® Avenue Office Sues, Flor, off Ngong Road, P.O ‘Box No, 9076 00300, Naiobi mal: wanjawambugu@gmilcom. The Petitone sates as follows: A. Introduction 1, On Tuesday, 9 Asgus, 2022, Kenya held its thind general eletion under the Constntion of Kenya, 2010 (hereinafter, the Constiution). The genera election was meant give Kenya otrsthe opportunity tolest Mombers ofthe County Assembly, —19 Members of National Assembly, Members of Senate, County Governors and the President ofthe Republic of Kenya, 2 The general election vas o be conducted under legal fsework comprising of, the Constitution, the Eleions Aet, No. 24 of 2011, The Elston Offences Act, No. 37 oF 2016, the Independet Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, No. 90f2011 (the IRRC Act”), among other applicable laws 3. Ail 81 ofthe Constiauion sets ou the general principles ofthe electoral system as fellows (1) Theeltoral sytem sal! comply with he jolowing principles (@) freedom ofcitzen to exercise ther political rights wnder Arle 18 ©) not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public Bodies shall be ofthe same gender: (© fair represemation of persons with dsabies (© universal sufiage based on the aspiration for far ‘representation and eguality of vote; and (@)—eeand fat elections, which ae— (by seeret ballot; 4. The erent eg framework on elections has ben developed over the years ina bid to comet the weakness that rested in the 2007/2008 post-election violence. The Independent Review Commission (the Keeyler Commisslon) ereinaler the IREC, provdesa historia secount ofthe weakneses hat had characterised Kenya’ elector system by that ime: Concerns stout the counting, tallying, eansmission and announcement of results are no: new in Kenya In 1992, on the oceasion ofthe fit muiprty —20 —30 9 elections, an international Republican Institue (IRD) pee-letion report noted that". the electoral law does nor stipulate the mechaniom for tranemital of

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