Court allows for scrutiny of more poll stations in Wajir governor case

In his ruling, Justice Dulu found that although the elections regulations do not spell out whether a litigant can be allowed to amend their court papers midstream, the court has powers to order for the same if it finds the application for amendment is merited. [iStockphoto

Former National Hospital Insurance Fund CEO Hassan Mohamed got a boost in his case challenging the election of Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi yesterday.

The court has allowed him to amend his application seeking scrutiny of the votes cast. Initially, Mohamed had sought to have votes cast in 27 polling stations probed before seeking to add 16 more stations to the list, an application High Court judge George Dulu accepted.