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Election Act returns to haunt leaders in bitter poll petitions

Ugenya MP Chris Karan after Kisumu High Court nullified his win on March 1. He lost the appeal at the Supreme Court. [File, Standard]

Laws enacted by Parliament and rules set by the Judiciary have come back to haunt politicians in election petitions.

This has seen a number of politicians lose petitions on the grounds that they were not in line with the Election Act.

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