Another battle: Issues raised by petitions against fresh election

From left: Hon.Justice Njoki Susanna Ndung'u,Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu,Chief Justice David Maraga,Jackton Ojwang and Justice Isaac Lenaola during Supreme court Judgement day on 20 September 2017.[Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

This is another crucial week when all eyes will again be trained on the Supreme Court where six judges, led by Justice David Maraga, are expected to decide Kenya’s political path.

Two petitions challenging the October 26 repeat presidential election have raised new grounds, with little similarities to the previous petition that nullified the August 8 polls.