Orange Democratic Movement & another v Dhonji & 4 others; Namunyu & another (Interested Parties) (Civil Appeal E459 & E473 of 2022 & Civil Application E257 of 2022 (Consolidated)) [2022] KECA 801 (KLR) (29 July 2022) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2022] KECA 801 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI CIVIL APPEAL E459 & E473 OF 2022 & CIVIL APPLICATION E257 OF 2022 (CONSOLIDATED) DK MUSINGA, F SICHALE & S OLE KANTAI, JJA JULY 29, 2022 BETWEEN ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT ............................................. APPELLANT AND JOSEPH OUMA DHONJI ............................................................. 1ST RESPONDENT SHADRACK MACHANJE NAMUNYU .................................... 2ND RESPONDENT INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION .... 3RD RESPONDENT CATHERINE MUMMA ................................................................ 4TH RESPONDENT AS CONSOLIDATED WITH CIVIL APPEAL E473 OF 2022 BETWEEN CATHERINE MUMMA .......................................................................... APPELLANT AND JOSEPH OUMA DHONJI ................................................................... RESPONDENT AND SHADRACK MACHANJE NAMUNYU ............................... INTERESTED PARTY ORANGE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ........................................ INTERESTED PARTY AS CONSOLIDATED WITH https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2022/801/eng@2022-07-29 1
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CIVIL APPLICATION E257 OF 2022 BETWEEN ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT ............................................. APPELLANT AND JOSEPH OUMA DHONJI ............................................................. 1ST RESPONDENT SHADRACK MACHANJE NAMUNYU .................................... 2ND RESPONDENT INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION .... 3RD RESPONDENT CATHERINE MUMMA ................................................................ 4TH RESPONDENT (Being an appeal from the Ruling of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Sergon, J.) delivered on 18th July 2022 in H.C. Civil Appeal No. E413 of 2022) JUDGMENT 1. Upon considering the records of appeal in the above consolidated matters and the written and oral submissions by counsel for the various parties, we hereby allow the appeals and set aside the ruling and orders of Sergon, J. in Civil (Election) Appeal No. E413 of 2022 given on 18th July 2022. We substitute therefor an order reinstating the judgment by the learned judge of 1st July 2022 in Civil (Election) Appeal No. E413 of 2022. 2. We order that each party bears its own costs. 3. The reasons for this judgment shall be delivered on 23rd September 2022. DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2022. D. K. MUSINGA, (P) ........................................ JUDGE OF APPEAL F. SICHALE ........................................ JUDGE OF APPEAL S. ole KANTAI ........................................ JUDGE OF APPEAL I certify that this is a true copy of the original Signed DEPUTY REGISTRAR https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2022/801/eng@2022-07-29 2
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