Kenya poll petition: Court settles row on who IEBC lawyer is

IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati and vice-chairperson Juliana Cherera.

Kenya electoral agency chairperson Wafula Chebukati and vice-chairperson Juliana Cherera. PHOTOS | NMG

The Supreme Court of Kenya has dismissed responses filed on behalf of the electoral agency by four commissioners led by vice chair Juliana Cherera, delivering an early win for chair Wafula Chebukati. 

Speaking Tuesday during the second session of the 2022 presidential election petition pretrial conference at the Milimani Law Courts, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu said the court will take former Attorney-General Prof Githu Muigai, who is representing the Chebukati faction, to be the lawyer representing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in the matter.