Opposition Leader Raila Odinga, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and IEBC's legal team will on Sunday be expected to file their responses to presidential petitions challenging the October 26th election.
This is after Chief Justice David Maraga on Wednesday directed that all respondents in the cases to file their responses by Sunday, November 12 at 5 pm.
The petitioners, on the other hand, are expected to file and serve their written submissions by 5 pm on Monday.
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Maraga noted that the submissions will be limited to 30 pages and any party wishing to join either of the cases was directed to file and serve their applications and written submissions by midday Monday, November 13.
Their submissions will be limited to five pages.
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Friends of the court popularly known as Amicus curiae have been asked to file their applications by 5 pm on Monday and will be limited to 5 pages.
According to reports in the Citizen Digital, the President's legal team were on Saturday finalising on their response after which they would meet the Head of State for a consultative meeting on Sunday before they finally file their response.
Three petitions have been filed at the Supreme Court with two challenging the validity of the election whereas one is against Raila Odinga over claims of creating violence.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will convene a pre-trial conference on Tuesday, November 14 to start the hearing of the petitions.
According to Article 140 (2) of the Constitution, the Court has fourteen days to make a determination on a presidential petition from the day of its filing.
During the pretrial conference, the Supreme Court bench will give essential guidelines to parties litigating the matters including timelines within which the counsel representing various parties shall make their oral submission in court.
