<p class="ql-align-center">JUDGMENT</p><p class="ql-align-justify">A. INTRODUCTION</p><p class="ql-align-justify">[1] This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Nairobi, delivered on 13^th May, 2014 in<em> Civil Appeal No. 324 of 2013,</em> overruling the decision of the High Court sitting at Nairobi <em>(Mwongo J.),</em> in <em>Election Petition No.1 of 2013</em>.The Court of Appeal decision invalidated the election of the 1^stand 2^ndappellants as the duly-elected Governor and Deputy Governor of Nairobi County.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">B. BACKGROUND</p><p><em>Proceedings in the High Court</em></p><p class="ql-align-justify">[2] The 1^st appellant was declared the duly-elected Governor of Nairobi County following the gubernatorial elections held on 4^th March, 2013. He received a total of 692, 483 votes. The 1^st respondent, whocamesecond with a total of 617, 839 votes,subsequently filed <em>Election Petition No. 1 of 2013</em> at the High Courtat Nairobi,dated 11^th March, 2013,challenging the election of the 1^st appellant.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">[3] The petition was filed before Judges of election Courts had been duly designated and gazetted;hence it was initially heard at the C…</p>