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Court forwards petition seeking to bar Sonko's governorship bid

Mombasa County Governor aspirant Mike Mbuvi Sonko accompanied by Wiper Party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka during a rally in Changamwe, Mombasa on May 6, 2022. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

The High Court in Eldoret has forwarded one of the three petitions seeking to stop Mike Sonko from vying for the Mombasa governorship to the Chief Justice.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi directed that the three petitions filed in Mombasa, Nairobi and Eldoret be placed before Chief Justice Martha Koome to decide if they will be consolidated and transferred to Mombasa.

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