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Supreme Court throws out bid to hold polls in 2026

Chief Justice Martha Koome and her deputy Philomena Mwilu during past proceedings at the Supreme Court. [File, Standard]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a case filed by a lawyer and two human activists seeking to have the next general election be carried out next year in August.

Chief Justice Martha Koome, her deputy Philomena Mwilu and Justices Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u, Isaac Lenaola and William Ouko said yesterday that the apex court has no powers to entertain pre-election disputes directly.

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