JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The appellant, Nasra Ibrahim Ibren, was one of the seven candidates who contested the seat of Woman Representative to the National Assembly for Marsabit County in the general elections held on 8th August 2017. After the conclusion of the elections, the 2nd respondent, Arnold Mutwiri Njabani, who was the Marsabit County Returning Officer, declared the 3rd respondent, Safia Sheikh Adan, to have been duly elected the Marsabit County Woman Representative to the National Assembly. According to the results of the final tally declared by the 2nd respondent, the candidates in the election garnered votes as follows:
Candidate
Political Party
Votes
1
Elizabeth Pius Pantoren
Kenya African National Union
19,866
2
Safia Sheikh Adan
Jubilee Party
41,012
3
Nasra Ibrahim Ibren
Frontier Alliance Party
35,340
4
Amina Guyo Halake
Orange Democratic Movement
3,709
5
Christine Koreya Seyere
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party
8,933
6
Farhiya Yarow Abdi
Democratic Party
690
7
Bernadetta Okutu Shama
Party of National Unity
1,15…