The High Court on Wednesday, January 24 revoked the nomination of nine Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) in the Uasin Gishu County Assembly by the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
Justice Reuben Nyakundi in his ruling directed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Hussein Marjan to degazette the names of the nine MCAs.
The High Court Judge also ordered the IEBC CEO to gazette the names of the petitioners and new MCAs within 14 days.
"The IEBC chief executive officer Marjan Hussein Marjan is hereby compelled to within 14 days cause to be published in the Kenya Gazzette the listed names as MCAs of the Uasin Gishu County Assembly," Justice Nyakundi stated.
The MCAs who will be degazetted include Naomi Chepkemboi, Roda Kemboi, Rebecca Jerop, Nancy Jemutai, Saida Chepkoech, Sahra Abdi, Magrinah Chebet, Juliet Chelimo, and Caroline Cherono.
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Others are Wachira Maina, Belinda Tirop, David Waiganjo, and Evelyne Chepkoech who had also been nominated by UDA under special category.
Justice Nyakundi further directed that should the IEBC CEO fail to gazette the names of the new MCAs within the 14 days the Uasin Gishu County Assembly speaker will proceed to swear them as MCAs.
"That in the event of failure to comply with the court orders within the stipulated time the applicants shall be deemed to have been duly nominated and sworn in and they will be at liberty to take up their positions as MCAs at the assembly,” Nyakundi added.
Those whose names are to be gazetted as new MCAs include Carolyne Jeptanui, Cherono Carolyne, Everlyne Tirop, Naumi Serem, Pamela Jemutai, Sharon Kogo, Burgei Veronica, Celestine Mutai and Rebecca Jerop.
Others who will be MCA’s include Gereld Kiplagat, Tabitha Wambui, Robert Kiptanui, and Regina Chumba.
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