The High Court declared President William Ruto’s appointment and gazettement of IEBC nominees unconstitutional, ruling that he violated existing conservatory orders.
The bench, consisting of Justices Bahati Mwamuye, John Chigiti, and Roselyne Aburili found that the President acted in defiance of interim orders issued by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, rendering the appointments null and void.
However, the court upheld the nomination process itself, stating that there was no sufficient evidence to show that the selection of the nominees breached constitutional requirements.
As a result, while the names can remain as nominees, their formal appointment stands quashed due to the procedural irregularity.
Officials said that anomaly can be corrected by following the right procedure and issue a fresh gazette notice.
The court Court upheld Ann Nderitu’s IEBC nomination, saying her status as Registrar of Political Parties during application does not disqualify her nor violate the Constitution.
