GARISSA DG ALLOWED TO JOIN CASE CHALLENGING GOVERNOR KORANE’S ACADEMIC PAPERS.

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Garissa Deputy Governor Abdi Dagane Muhumed who is seeking to be enjoined in the Garissa Governor Ali Korane case challenging his academic papers.

BY SAM ALFAN.

Garissa Deputy Governor has been allowed to join a case challenging the academic papers of his boss Ali Korane.

High Court Judge James Makau ruled that Abdi Dagane Muhumed gave sufficient reasons to be joined as an interested party in the case, since any decision made will affect him directly.

In his application filed under certificate of urgency, Muhumed said that being the Deputy Governor, he will be affected by the outcome of the petition.

“It is imperative and in interests of justice that the court should hear and determine this application before any other proceedings are undertaken in this petition,” argued Dagane.

In his supporting affidavit, he claimed that he has a legal interest in the suit due to the nature of his appointment and his position as the deputy governor and will be affected by any negative outcome of the suit.

Dagane added that he was declared the deputy governor by IEBC when Korane was declared the Governor.

Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission commenced investigations against embattled Garissa Governor over his academic qualifications.

This follows a petition filed by Aden Muktar Bare, whose son Idris was shot as he pursued the matter.  Mr Bare filed a petition before the High court seeking to declare the Garissa Governor seat vacant arguing that Korane presented fake academic papers to be cleared for the gubernatorial race, thereby breaching the Constitution.

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission opposed his application saying it is only Korane’s documents that was being challenged in court.

The commission through lawyer Paul Nyamondi told the court that it is the Governor’s academic papers being challenged and not his deputy governor academic qualification.

“This petition is specific to the qualification of the respondent (Ali Bunow Korane) for nomination for the position of Governor, Garissa County in terms of article 88 (4)(e) of the constitution and not nomination of the proposed interested party”, submitted lawyer Nyamondi.

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