The High Court has nullified part of the elections law requiring MP aspirants in the August 9th general elections to have a degree from a recognized university.
Justice Anthony Mrima, in a ruling on Wednesday, said no meaningful public participation was carried out before the enactment of Section 22(1)(b)(i) of the Elections Act, 2011.
The judge stated that the provision was in-operational, of no legal effect, and void from the beginning.
“For clarity, the requirement that a person must possess a degree from a university recognized in Kenya to qualify to be a Member of Parliament in Kenya is hereby nullified,” he ruled.
The ruling follows a petition filed by four people who are eyeing parliamentary positions in the upcoming elections.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati had earlier announced that only university degree holders would be allowed to vie for MP seats in the forthcoming elections in compliance with the act.
The amended section of the act was set to take effect in the 2017 elections but was postponed to 2022 to allow candidates eying parliamentary seats to acquire the required academic qualifications.
On a serious note -…
On a serious note – henceforth will be educated Mpigs wannabe celebrated thieves…meaning corruptions will become harder to proof in the court of law as the gap of haves and have not widen further
I have a Degree and Inching…
I have a Degree and Inching toward the Second one but: I agree with thus Ruling. It’s FOOLISHNESS, a Waste of Time, and Encouragement of Dubious and CORRUPT Academic papers in Kenya. We have Lots of Fake “educated” FOOLS in the Kenyan Government!!!!!!!
These courts are just…
These courts are just useless. They are now taking the country backward because Ruto has bribed them to clear Oscar Sudi who is an illiterate Tout. I sure hope someone intelligent becomes president to deal with this judicial crooks.
Who did Ruto bribe to accept…
Who did Ruto bribe to accept Raila’s fake degree certificates?What would you say if double M(Miguna Miguna)challenged Raila to prove his degrees are genuine?
These courts are just…
These courts are just useless. They are now taking the country backward because Ruto has bribed them to clear Oscar Sudi who is an illiterate Tout. I sure hope someone intelligent becomes president to deal with this judicial crooks…
When they enact laws without…
When they enact laws without consultation, they end up with poorly written laws. What did they mean by a “degree recognized in Kenya”? I’m imagining all the Kenyans in different Universities around the globe. Kenya does not have a process of recognizing all the universities in the World. Even the degree requirement for Governor/President would face the same verdict if challenged.