The Cord leaders have been stopped by the High Court from storming into the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission offices.An order passed on Friday by High Court judge Isaac Lenaola is in a case filed by five MPs against the three opposition leaders.
The MPs wanted the court to stop Cord leader Raila Odinga and his co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang’ula from continuing with their bid to storm into the electoral body’s premises countrywide to demand the removal of its commissioners from office.
The protest was to take place on 4th May but in honour of the former First Lady the late Lucy Kibaki, and in compliance with the three day national mourning to be announced when her body arrives on Sunday, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy called off the occupation of the IEBC headquarters.
The High Court case was filed by MPs Ferdinand Waititu (Kabete), Moses Kuria (Gatundu South), Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu), Alice Ng’ang’a (Thika Town) and Dennis Waweru (Dagoretti South).
The Jubilee MPs accused the opposition leaders of sabotaging the Constitution through their acts, which they described as unlawful and intended to poison the minds of voters as well as sow politically explosive seeds of discord and doubt against the poll commissioners.
While defending the current commissioners, they claimed that should the threats issued on Tuesday be effected, the actions would be in complete violation of the Constitution since the office holders have not completed their six-year term in office as required.