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Blow for ODM MP as Court of Appeal nullifies his election

Anthony Maina

August 16, 2018 4:27 PM

Another MP loses seat

Ugenya MP Chris Odhiambo Karani has suffered a major blow after the Court of Appeal nullified his election in the August 8 General Election.

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Karani, who was elected on an ODM ticket, is staring at a by-election after the High Court also nullified his election earlier in March.

The Court of Appeal and the High Court agreed that ruled that the campaigns were perverted and the polls compromised.

The verdict followed a petition filed by Karani's rival, David Ochieng, who argued that his campaign was hampered after he was accused of having a hand in killing of IEBC ICT manager Chris Msando.

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In the elections held on August 8, Ochieng who ran on a Growth (MDG) party garnered 23,418 votes against his challenger, ODM’s Mr Chris

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