President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party on Friday sought to be enjoined in a case challenging the election laws that were gazetted on Thursday.
The Party applied to be included as an interested party in the case filed by Katiba Institute challenging the controversial amendment Acts that effectively became law yesterday.
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) wants the court to suspend the election laws.
In their petition, the group stated that the amendment to the laws was made in the absence of the members of the Opposition in the Parliament and the Senate.
On its part, the Uhuru-led party defended itself indicating that both houses followed due process in making the amendments.
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Jubilee pointed out that its members went to the extent of collecting and collating information and views from the public before amending the laws.
According to the Party's suit papers, the laws were adopted in a procedural manner that met the legal threshold required.
In an affidavit, the deputy executive director and head of legal compliance of Jubilee Party, Mary Kigen, noted that a section of Opposition members failed to participate in the process.
"A section of the Opposition members of both Houses failed to participate in the legislative process, the public and other entities fully took part in the exercise leading to approval of the amendments," she stated.
The laws were published after the President failed to assent to the bill or reject the controversial amendments as required by law.
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Meanwhile, Kibera Member of Parliament MP Ken Okoth has indicated that NASA coalition is not interested in the election laws.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, he stated: "We are no longer concerned about the electoral laws, we have moved onto a full resistance."
