Republic v Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission & 17 others Ex-parte Lydiah Nyaguthii Githendu [2013] KEHC 5670 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT MILIMANI LAW COURTS

JUDICIAL REVIEW DIVISION

JUDICIAL REVIEW NO. 218 OF 2013

BETWEEN

REPUBLIC...........................................................................................APPLICANT

AND

THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND

BOUNDARIES COMMISSION ............................................1^ST RESPONDENT

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE (TNA) PARTY.....................2^ND RESPONDENT

THE SPEAKER

NYANDARUA COUNTY ASSEMBLY.................................3^RD RESPONDENT

MOSES MWICIGI...................................................................4^TH RESPONDENT

JOYCE NYAMBURA NGANGA..........................................5^TH RESPONDENT

DAVID MWANGI NDIRANGU............................................6^TH RESPONDENT

ANN WAITHIRA KINERO................................................7^TH RESPONDENT

MARGARET WAMUYU.........................................................8^TH RESPONDENT

MONICA WAMUYU...............................................................9^TH RESPONDENT

REBECCA NYANGATI......................................................10^TH RESPONDENT

NANCY WAMBUI.................................................................11^TH RESPONDENT

BETH WAHITO.................................................................12^TH RESPONDENT

DORCAS NYAMBURA......................................................13^TH RESPONDENT

PATRICIA WANJUGU......................................................14^TH RESPONDENT

TIZIANA WANJIRU.............................................................15^TH RESPONDENT

JANE MUTHONI.................................................................16^TH RESPONDENT

REHAB WANJEHIAH.......................................................17^TH RESPONDENT

MIRIAM WAHURA...............................................................18^TH RESPONDENT

EXPARTE LYDIAH NYAGUTHII GITHENDU

JUDGMENT

1. The Notice of Motion dated 3^rd July 2013 seeks an order of certiorari to quash the decision of IEBC Dispute Resolution Committee in relation to The National Alliance Party (TNA) party list for Nyandarua County.  The applicant claims that the list does not conform to the provisions of Article 90(2)(b) and 177(1)(b) and (c) of the Constitution.

2. The ex-parte applicant filed Complaint No. 2541/2013 before the Committee.  In its decision of 7^th June 2013, it stated that, “the issue is whether the published TNA list has errors and repetitions.  Whether some of those listed as Youth and Persons with Disabilities qualify to be in this category.  Whether David Mwangi Ndirangu and Ann Waithira Kionero qualify in this category.  Whether the issue of regional balance is requirement of the law in a county.  Whether party nomination fees should be refunded.”  The Committee concluded that the matter had been adjudicated upon as it was dismissed in its decision of 4^th May 2013 and is res judicata and no further evidence adduced to prove the allegations.

3. We have considered the depositions and the decision of the Committee.  In our view the matter raised concerns the party list submitted by TNA and as such the matter is a party matter. We find no basis to interfere with the decision of the Committee. 

4. The application is dismissed.

DATED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 12^th July 2013

MUMBI NGUGI                  D.S. MAJANJA          W. K. KORIR

JUDGE                                    JUDGE                   JUDGE