The Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has vowed to challenge the High Court’s decision to nullify his August 8 election victory. Earlier on Tuesday February 20, Judge Joseph Karanja has ruled that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) did not conduct a free and fair election. A

Awiti’s sole and arch competitor Oyugi Magwanga who vied on an Independent ticket had cited massive irregularities in the now nullified elections. The former Kasipul MP told the court that he had a parallel tallying centre whose results revealed that he garnered 224,863 votes against Awiti’s 174,235 votes. IEBC however, announced Awiti the winner with 210,173 votes against Magwanga’s 189,060. Hitherto, Awiti has described the court’s decision as that made in favour of the highest bidder.