Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has suffered a major blow
after the High Court threw out his application to strike out Wavinya Ndeti’s
petition challenging his August 8 victory.
In her petition filed through her lawyer Daniel Maanzo, Ms
Ndeti cited electoral malpractices during the entire process.
“There were no elections conducted in Machakos county. What
happened was a personal and county affair. You cannot go into an election with
your workers being the one who is running the same,” she said.
The former Kathiani MP said that she was confident her
victory was stolen and should the courts grant her wish, she will
definitely be the next Machakos Governor.
In her 10,000-page affidavit, she tabled documents
containing evidence that the election was flawed and that the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) irregularly declared Mutua the
winner and wants the court to overturn his win.
She alleged that Governor Mutua used county resources
including vehicles and funds to campaign for his re-election, contravening the
election laws.
However, Mutua maintained that he won the election fairly
and dismissed claims of irregularities.
In the August 8 election, Mutua was declared winner after
garnering 241,851 votes against Ndeti’s 201,780.
