Harrison Kombe, whose election as Magarini MP become nullified by the Supreme Court on Friday, has stated he isn’t always terrified of a by-election.
He stated he is prepared to stand off his warring parties once more and is confident he will win with a landslide.
On Friday, Supreme Court judges Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u and Mohammed Ibrahim located that Kombe, who ran on an ODM ticket, engaged in ballot stuffing and changing of election results.
But speaking to newshounds in Malindi, Kombe stated, “I turned into not shaken by using the ruling because I am used to this.”
Kombe stated the name of the game in the back of his continuous victory is because of his expertise and technique in solving the problems confronted via the materials. He stated one of the foremost thorny trouble was land and he spearheaded the system of making sure citizens get ownership documents.
He said he also helped address water problem and initiated the tarmacking of the street from Sabaki to Baricho.
On education, Kombe said he initiated education programmes, with many citizens benefitting.
“In my first time period as MP, there had been handiest faculties however at the give up there had been 27,” he stated.
Kombe stated all of the ongoing tasks in the constituency will no longer forestall.
Jackline Kabibi, a supporter of Kombe, said after the Supreme Court ruling, they came together as girls and resolved to push for the reelection of the MP.
“Kombe is assisting Magarini human beings and we are going to make certain he is reelected,” she stated.
Support John Mweni from Shauri Moyo said they’re equipped for the by-election and he is assured Kombe will recapture the seat.
Resident Lucas Kahindi stated Kombe will win returned the seat because of his improvement song report, specially on schooling.
He said he’s a beneficiary and the MP financed his schooling from secondary to college.
On Friday, judges stated they determined no mistakes within the determination of the Court of Appeal that there has been non-compliance with the Constitution and the law or that the referred to irregularities and illegalities did affect the very last end result, based totally on both limbs of Section 83 of the Elections Act.
“For this reason, we find no advantage inside the attraction. It is hereby brushed off and for the avoidance of doubt, we verify the judgment of the Court of Appeal, together with the guidelines at the announcement of the seat of the Member of the National Assembly for Magarini constituency vacant and the course to the 2nd respondent to behavior a through-election for Member of the National Assembly for Magarini constituency according with the law,” the judges ruled.
The judges ordered that IEBC shall forthwith claim the seat vacant and proceed to behavior a by-election in accordance with the law.
Costs capped at Sh2,000,000 become presented to Kenga Stanley and is to be paid by means of Kombe.
Kombe defeated Stanley Kenga of UDA by means of 21 votes.
He were given 11,946 votes towards Kenga’s eleven,925.
Michael Kingi of the Pamoja African Alliance was 1/3 with 7,921 votes.
UDA’s Kenga filed a petition at the High Court seeking the nullification of Kombe’s win over alleged electoral malpractice.
Kombe served for 2 terms from 2007-2013 and 2013-2017.
According to him, his marketers had been denied get right of entry to to Mjanaheri Primary School polling stations.
