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IEBC chair nominee urges court to dismiss petition against his appointment

IEBC Chairperson nominee Erastus Edung Ethekon during vetting by the selection panel in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

IEBC Chairperson nominee Erastus Edung Ethekon has urged the High Court to dismiss a petition challenging his appointment, alongside six other commissioners.

Through his lawyer, Issa Mansur, Ethekon told a three-judge bench, comprising Justices Roselyne Aburili, John Chigiti, and Bahati Mwamuye that the selection panel and the National Assembly adhered to constitutional and legal processes in their nomination and vetting.

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