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ERIC KYALO MUTUA V. WIPER DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT-KENYA & GIDEON MUTEMI MULYUNGI

(2017) JELR 102389 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  Civil Appeal 173 of 2017  •  28 Jul 2017  •  Kenya

Coram
Roselyn Naliaka Nambuye, Daniel Kiio Musinga, Stephen Gatembu Kairu

Judgement

Reasons for the Judgment of the Court

(Rule 32(5) of the Court of Appeal Rules)

1. In a judgment delivered on 21st June 2017 this Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal from the judgment of the High Court (Muchelule, J) dated 8th June 2017 and reserved the reasons for the judgment. We now give our reasons for dismissing the appeal.

Background

2. The appellant sought the nomination of the 1st respondent for the position of Member of National Assembly Mwingi Central Constituency in a nomination exercise conducted on 24th April 2017. He was dissatisfied with the manner in which that exercise was carried out. He filed an appeal with the National Appeal Tribunal (NAT) of the 1st Respondent, which was dismissed.

3. Aggrieved by the decision by NAT, the appellant lodged a complaint with the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (the PPDT) on 2nd May 2017. The PPDT heard that complaint. In a judgment delivered on 6th May 2017, the PPDT set aside the nomination certificate that had been issued by the…

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