The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has directed Senator Johnson Sakaja to respond to four petitions against him by 12 pm on Monday, June 13.
The four petitions filed against Sakaja wants his clearance by the IEBC revoked on grounds of questionable academic certificates.
Following this, IEBC Dispute Resolution Committee chair Titus Tiego granted Sakaja’s lawyer, Adrian Kamotho’s plea to be given more time in order to file the evidence.
However, the Senator now wants one of the IEBC commissioners to withdraw from hearing his case.
“I urge this tribunal to give me more time to file a formal application seeking to have one of three members of the IEBC tribunal recuse himself and also to answer the allegations filed against Sakaja,” the lawyer urged the tribunal.
Petitionaer Dennis Gakuu Wahome, wants him kicked out of the Nairobi race arguing that the Senator had filed a form in 2017 alleging that he graduated from the University of Nairobi (UoN), a claim that has been disputed by the University.
“The respondent has demonstrated fraud and forgeries that have the potential to erode the public confidence in and diminish the integrity of qualifications in Uganda and Kenyan degrees both regionally as well as globally,” Wahome stated in his petition.
