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Mashujaa Day: Lobby group seeks to block Ruto from awarding 130 individuals

When President William Ruto awarded former IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati with a State Commendation of the Elder of the Golden Heart award. [Courtesy, Jubilee Meta]

As Mashujaa Day approaches, a petition has been filed to block President William Ruto's administration from granting state commendation awards to 130 individuals.

The petition submitted to the Milimani High Court's Judicial Review Division and spearheaded by the Safiri Salama Preservation Foundation and its director John Nyongesa argues that the 130 individuals should not be granted the national hero status until the nomination process is scrutinised and conducted transparently.

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