Five presidential candidates could have their names missing from the ballot paper even after the High Court ruled on their inclusion in the October 26 repeat poll.
Thirdway Alliance presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot has contested IEBC's decision to have all eight candidates who vied in the August 8 poll included in the repeat presidential poll.
Dr Aukot on Thursday wrote to the electoral commission seeking an audience with the commissioners to discuss the matter.
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In the letter, the first-time presidential candidate argues that the ruling by Justice John Mativo applied only to him as the petitioner.
He adds that the other candidates - Joe Nyaga, Abduba Dida, Cyrus Jirongo, Japheth Kaluyu and Prof. Michael Wainaina - were not enjoined in his petition, therefore, were not lawfully included in the ruling.
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"The High Court decision was specific to Dr Ekuru Aukot, IEBC should, therefore, expedite the gazettement of Dr Aukot," the letter stated in part.
Aukot's lawyer, Elias Mutuma, further argued that some of the August 8 presidential candidates had since been declared bankrupt meaning that they are no longer qualified to vie for the post.
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"We have seen that some of the candidates have since been declared bankrupt meaning they do not qualify and are not eligible to be candidates in a presidential election.
"Someone can easily move to the Supreme Court or even the High Court to challenge the gazettement of such a candidate. IEBC should be a more serious in their interpretation of the ruling," Mutuma observed.
Dr Aukot is yet to receive official communication concerning his letter but the IEBC will on Friday hold a stakeholder conference to discuss their preparedness ahead of the repeat poll.
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