NJONJO MUE & KHELEF KHALIFA V. CHAIRPERSON OF INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION, INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION, UHURU MUIGAI KENYATTA & NATIONAL SUPER ALLIANCE COALITION

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI

(Coram: Maraga, CJ and P, Mwilu, DCJ and V-P, Ojwang, Wanjala, Njoki S. Ndung’u and Lenaola, SCJJ)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION NO.4 OF 2017

-BETWEEN-

NJONJO MUE.........................................................1^ST PETITIONER

KHELEF KHALIFA.....................................................2^ND PETITIONER

AND

CHAIRPERSON OF INDEPENDENT

ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION...........1^ST RESPONDENT

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND

BOUNDARIES COMMISSION.....................................2^ND RESPONDENT

H. E. UHURU MUIGAI KENYATTA...............................3^RD RESPONDENT

NATIONAL SUPER ALLIANCE COALITION..................4^TH RESPONDENT

RULING

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Being an Application by the 3^rd Respondent to strike out internal correspondences between members of the 2^nd Respondent, pursuant to Article 50 of the Constitution, Section 12(1), 24 and 31 of the Supreme Court Act, Rule 9 and 17 of the Supreme Court (Presidential Election Rules), 2017 and all other enabling provisions of the law

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[1] In view of the issues raised by the parties in their affidavits and submissions and noting the very limited time this court has to consider and deliver a detailed and reasoned decision, having deliberated on the contested issues placed before us, our final orders regarding the Notice of Motion dated 11^th November, 2017 shall be as follows:

(i) The following documents are expunged from the record:

(a) The Internal Memo dated 5^th September, 2017 from the 1^st Respondent to the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ezra Chiloba marked NM-3 annexed to the Affidavit of Njonjo Mue sworn on 5^th November, 2017.

(b) The Internal memo dated 9^th October, 2017 from a former Commissioner of the 2^nd respondent, Ms. Roseylne Akombe to the 1^st Respondent marked NM-10 annexed to the Affidavit of Njonjo Mue sworn on 5^th November, 2017.

(c) The Internal Memo dated 14^th October, 2017 from the Chief Executive Officer of the 1^st Respondent addressed to the Directors, Managers, CEMS and CECs of the 2^nd respondent marked as NM-12 annexed to the Affidavit of Njonjo Mue sworn 5^th November, 2017.

(d) Internal Memo dated 16^th October, 2017 from a former Commissioner of the 2^nd respondent, Ms Roseylne Akombe to the 1^st Respondent marked as NM-13 annexed to the Affidavit of Njonjo Mue sworn on 5^th November, 2017.

(e) The Internal Memo dated 16^th October, 2017 from a former Commissioner of the 2^nd respondent, Ms. Roselyn Akombe to the 1^st respondent marked as PA-7 annexed to the Affidavit of Perpetua Adar sworn on 5^th November, 2017.

(ii) There shall be no orders as to costs.

[2] The reasons for this decision shall be given on notice.

DATED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 14^th Day of November, 2017

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D. K. MARAGA P. M. MWILU

CHIEF JUSTICE and PRESIDENT DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE and VICE

OF THE SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT

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J. B. OJWANG S. C. WANJALA

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

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N. S. NDUNG’U I. LENAOLA

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

I certify that this is a true copy of the original

REGISTRAR

SUPREME COURT OF KENYA