Caroline Rwenji
17 June 2008
Nairobi — Two documents used in last year's Starehe parliamentary elections were referred to a handwriting expert to determine their authenticity.
Mr Justice Paul Kariuki Kihara of Milimani law courts released forms 16A and 17A to the Criminal Investigations Department handwriting expert to verify their genuineness.
He further directed that the results be produced in court within a week.
The judge was hearing a case in which former area MP Maina Kamanda is challenging the election of Bishop Margaret Wanjiru.
Mr Kamanda wanted the forms produced, saying they contained results that were not counted. The former Gender and Sports minister further wants the court to order a recount of the votes.
He says results from his agents indicated that he had won the polls with 46,900 votes against Bishop Wanjiru's 29,496.
But in the final results given by the Electoral Commission, he says, Bishop Wanjiru got 29,496 against his 28,601.
The results, according to Mr Kamanda, were announced at 4am on December 29, a few hours after chaos broke out at the Kenya Polytechnic tallying centre.
Good cause
And at the Nairobi law courts, former Juja MP William Kabogo said he would appeal against a court ruling delivered on May 30.
Mr Justice Joseph Nyamu had dismissed Mr Kabogo's application seeking to inspect voters' registers, reports and returns made by the presiding and returning officers and other documents pertaining to the parliamentary polls in Juja.
Mr Kabogo has challenged the election of Mr George Thuo as the Juja MP.
Mr Kabogo said the documents would prove that the Juja parliamentary election was not carried out in accordance with the laid down procedure.
Mr Justice Nyamu found that the petitioner had not established a good cause for inspection.
Mr Kabogo garnered 32,987 votes, losing to the Government Chief Whip who got 52,321 votes.
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