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Court clears former Kangundo MP to contest MCA race

A former MP for Kangundo will fly the Jubilee Party ticket in the race for the Matungulu West ward seat in the August 8 election, the High Court has declared.

Moffat Maitha had gone to court to challenge an earlier ruling by the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, which had declared Fridah Wendo the duly nominated JP candidate for the seat on grounds that Mr Maitha was still a member of another political party at the time of his nomination.

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