
BY SAM ALFAN.
A voter from Narok County has petitioned the High Court to disqualify Narok West Member of Parliament Patrick Ole Ntutu from participating in the gubernatorial election.
Patu Ole Naikumi claims the politician does not possess a university degree and cannot meet the basic criteria of prospective candidates wishing to vie for the position of a Governor.
He said Ole Ntutu has already secured nomination from Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) and the political rights of voters would be prejudiced by his candidature.
“It will be unjust if the aspirant is allowed to participate in campaigning and elections when his academic qualifications have been questioned,” he says in court papers.
The complainant said he had tried unsuccessfully to obtain information from the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) and Commission for University Education to ascertain Ole Ntutu’s academic credentials.