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Court upholds IEBC nominations but nullifies Ruto's gazettement

Kenya Integrated Elections Management System (KIEMS) kit. [File, Standard]

The High Court has upheld the nomination of the IEBC chairperson and commissioners but declared their formal appointment and gazettement by President William Ruto unconstitutional.

In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Bahati Mwamuye, John Chigiti, and Roselyne Aburili found that the President acted in defiance of conservatory orders previously issued by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, rendering the appointments null and void.

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