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Elected leaders must stick to their party, court rules on defection case

Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo when he appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) at Bunge Tower, Parliament , May 19th ,2024. [FILE,Standard]

The High Court has warned elected politicians of severe consequences for defecting from the party that sponsored them.

While the court declined to rule that Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo and his deputy James Lowasa had left Jubilee Party to join UDA in 2023, citing insufficient evidence, it held that once elected on a party ticket, a politician remains bound to that party for the full term.

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