OLIVER LEMACHON OLESEKI V RETURNING OFFICERS KAJIADO & ANOTHER [2013] KEHC 5208 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

High Court at Nairobi (Nairobi Law Courts)

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OLIVER LEMACHON OLESEKI..............................................................................APPLICANT

AND

THE RETURNING OFFICERS KAJIADO......................................................1ST RESPONDENT

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION .........2ND RESPONDENT

RULING

I have considered the petition and it is grounded on the decision of the Retuning officer evidenced by the Form 16 where he endorsed, “Not cleared since he arrived past 4. 00pm (10 minutes late).”The petitioner’s contention is that the returning officer’s decision endorsed is not true as he was already at the centre. He now seeks relief from this court. In view of the returning officer’s decision, the proper remedy is to appeal against the decision to reject his papers under the provision of Article 88(4)(e) as read with section 74 of the Elections Actand the Rules onSettlement of Disputes.

As there is an effective remedy, I decline to entertain this petition and it is consequently dismissed with no order as to costs.

DatedandDelivered at Nairobithis 7th February 2013

D.S. MAJANJA

JUDGE