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Why AG Githu Muigai was barred from defending Uhuru, Ruto

High Court Judge Isaac Lenaola. He has dismissed an objection filed by AG Githu Muigai to defend President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy in a private case. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Isaac Aluoch Polo Aluochier is a political activist who is occasionally involved in tussles with the Government and State officers. Soon after the March 2013 general elections, Aluochier filed a petition at the High Court challenging the Presidency of Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.

According to him, the two should not have been nominated for election to the highest offices on the basis that they had previously violated the Constitution and should have been barred from the nominations.

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