Early political campaigns illegal, court now declares

Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka and Rigathi Gachagua (DCP) address locals in Voi, Taita Taveta county. [@rigathi, X]

A three-judge bench has declared early political campaigns before the legally prescribed campaign period unconstitutional.

Justices Hedwig Ong’udi, Heston Nyaga, and Patricia Gichohi ruled that carrying out political campaigns outside the election period violates the right of equality and equal protection under the law.