BY NT WEEKEND NEWSDESK.
Former Westlands Member of Parliament Fred Gumo son has filed a case in the high court challenge the nomination process in Dagorretti North Constituency within Nairobi County for Parliamentary seat.
Magero Gumo claims that the Party Secretary General Geoffrey Osotsi and other officials have committed serious Electoral Malpractices contrary to the law by nominating Amos Bernard Shilibwa without notice.
He added that the nomination process that was conducted after the court order was marred with irregularities because he was not involved.
The nomination process was repeated after the High Court Issued an order that it be repeated within 72 hours on May 15, 2017
“The directions issued by this court have been flouted and abused by the officials and agents of ANC,”Said Gumo.
He added that Party Elections have yet to be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Constitution and the Electoral Law.
According to him, the process is marred by the electoral malpractices and massive financial loss of him. Gumo claims that due to public interest leadership is serious and basic fundamental issues to be determined.
Court documents filed through lawyer Tom Wachakana, indicate that Ngumo and interested parties are highly apprehensive that no free and fair elections were conducted because Shilibwa names were submitted to IEBC prior to the nomination exercise
“The principle for determining election petition is the sovereignty of the will of the people, this emanates from the Article 1 of the will of the constitution under which all power resides in the people and they may exercise it through their democratically elected representatives,” said Gumo.
Gumo is seeking leave to commence Contempt of Court proceedings against the Chairman, Secretary General and Treasurer of Amani National Congress.
He want the Chairman of the Party committed to jail for disobeying the order dated May 15,2017 and a declaration do issue that Gumo the winner of the party elections conducted on April 24,2017 in Dagorretti north Constituency be given the party ticket forthwith.
Gumo is seeking a declaration that Shilibwa was not validly elected on April 24, 2017 and May 17, 2017 respectively as the party’s nominee for parliamentary seat for Dagorretti North Constituency.
He is also seeking a declaration that the degree and extent of electoral malpractices perpetuated by the party in the conduct of the primary elections conducted on April 24, 2017 and May 17, 2017.
“Court should issue an order cancelling the certificate of declaration of results of Dagoretti North Constituency ANC party elections and party certificate issued to Shilibwa, “said Gumo.
Gumo said that the malpractices ensured that he together with other aspirants were avoided and did not participate in the process.
He says that he lacks confidence in the internal dispute mechanisms of the party as set up and as evidenced by the threat of the aforementioned respondents to make unilateral changes and threats to cancel publicly witnessed decisions of the electorate as announced by the party’s own appointed Officer.
“The elections were marred with malpractices which ensured other aspirants and him were avoided and did not participate in the process,” Said Gumo.
Gumo claims that he had initially emerged the winner of that seat.
Proceedings Next Week for hearing.
