Kenya: Court Declines Bid to Block Deputy Minority Whip Replacement in the House

Nairobi — The High Court has dismissed a petition challenging Azimio coalition’s decision to replace Sabina Chege as the National Assembly Deputy Minority Whip.

The Jeremiah Kioni-allied faction of the Jubilee Party, which sponsored Chege’s nomination, said it will insist on the enforcement of the verdict in the House.

Chege had filed a petition at a Kiambu court contesting Azimio’s decision to replace her with Embakasi West Member of Parliament Mark Muriithi Mwenje.

Jubilee Party, an Azimio…