Election Petition against Joho will proceed, court rules

Justice Lydia Achode making her judgment over Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho's application to have former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar's petition struck out of court, at the Mombasa High Court on Tuesday 24th October 2017. Justice Achode dismissed the application and the petition will now go to full hearing. [Photo/Kelvin Karani]

The High Court will proceed to hear a petition challenging the election of Governor Hassan Joho.

Mr Joho had asked the court to strike out former senator Hassan Omar's petition for failing to include the governor's running mate, Willam Kingi, in the suit.