STEPHEN P. O. AGULO
V.
JULIUS NYAMBOK & ANOR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

[1] This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court (Mutuku, J.) dismissing the appellant’s appeal from the decision of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT)

[2] The appellant, Stephen P. O. Agulo, the first respondent Julius S. Nyambok and several other candidates are members of the 2^nd respondent, Orange Democratic Movement Party (ODM) who contested for nomination as Members of County

Assembly (MCA) for Homa-Bay Central Ward in ODM’s party primaries held on 24^th April 2017. The successful candidate was to be the party’s candidate for MCA in the general elections to be held on 8^th August 2017.

[3] After the nomination exercise in the Homa-Bay county, the appellant was declared by the Returning Officer (3^rd respondent), as the duly nominated candidate for Homa-Bay Central Ward. The 1^st respondent and other unsuccessful candidates filed an appeal before the Homa-Bay County Tribunal - The party’s Internal Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (IDRM) tribunal. Th…