A total of 388 electoral petition cases have been filed so far in Kenyan Courts and a majority of the petitions were anchored on electronic result transmission failure. Many of the claims fielded in courts had no substantial evidence hence dismissal. A small fraction of the petitions managed to convince the judges to nullify elections in their respective counties, wards, and constituencies. Seven of the 98 petitions for MPs were nullified, 1 women rep out of 12 got her election nullified and a partly 3 out of 35 petitions for the gubernatorial seat went through…the remaining 80 cases were for the party nominees during the nomination stage.
The election petition losers were required to pay a hefty punitive amount to the latter; which means they were dealt a double blow and lost their money too in the process. The petition losers could collectively fork out at least kSh500 million in punitive costs by the time these petitions are over.
Here is a list of Kenyan leaders who were given the highest court compensations during the ongoing poll petitions.
LEADER AMOUNT AWARDED
1. Sospeter Ojamoong Ksh12 Million
2. Ndiritu Muriithi Ksh12 Million
3. Alfred Mutua Ksh10 Million
4. Charles Njagua Ksh10 Million
5. Patrick Khaemba Ksh 10 Million
6. Ali Roba Ksh10 Million
7. Hassan Joho Ksh8 Million
8. Sam Ongeri Ksh8 Million
9. Mohamed Ali Ksh7 Million
10. David Ochieng Ksh7 Million
11. Benard Masaka Ksh7 Million
12. Hassan Maalim Ksh7 Million
13. Charity Ngilu Ksh6 Million
14. Okoth Obado Ksh6 Million
15. Cyprian Awiti Ksh6 Million
17. Moses Lenolkulal Ksh6 Million
18. John Walukhe Ksh6 Million
19. Didmus Barasa Ksh6 Million
20. Nimrod Mbai Ksh6 Million
21. Sheikh Abdulahi Ksh6 Million
Note: This list covers all petitions listened to and decided as at February 27