JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The appeal was exhaustively argued before us on the 21st day of June, 2017 by learned counsel Mr. Julius Juma, instructed by the firm of Julius Juma and Company Advocates for the appellant; learned counsel Denis Onyango, instructed by the firm of Viola and Onyango Company Advocates for the 2nd respondent, and learned counsel Kibet Ronald, instructed by the firm of Murugu, Rigoro and Co. Advocates, for the 3rd respondent. There was no representation for the 1st respondent but with had notice. In a judgment dated the 23rd day of June, 2017, we dismissed the appellant’s appeal against the judgment of the High Court (L. Kimaru, J) dated the 1st day of June, 2017. We now proceed to give reasons for the said dismissal.
The background to the appeal is that both the appellant Pamela Awuor Oyoo ( the appellant) and the 2nd respondent Victor Rodgers Ochieng ( the 2nd respondent) were among candidates who participated in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Primaries he…