MARY WAMBUI LOSES OTHAYA MP SEAT

Former Othaya MP Mary Wambui

The Nyeri court of appeal has nullified the election of Mrs. Mary Wambui as the Member of Parliament for Othaya in a petition filed by March 4th poll loser Peter King'ara.

In his petition, King’ara wanted the court to order  a recount of the votes claiming there were massive irregularities in the tallying which he says cost him the win for the seat.The ruling by Justices Alnasir Visram, Martha Koome and Otieno Odek paves way for a by-election just eight months after Wambui was declared an MP in a close contest

Wambui, who vied for the Othaya parliamentary seat on a TNA ticket, was declared the winner after she garnered 16,285 against King’ara’s 14, 218 votes.