IEBC clears DAP’s Panyako to contest Malava mini-poll despite legal challenge
The clearance of the Panyako comes days after a petition was filed in Court seeking to bar him from contesting in the Malava parliamentary by-election citing that he is still a Board Member of the Local Authorities Provident Fund. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capita..
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has cleared Democratic Action Party-Kenya (DAP-K) candidate Seth Panyako to contest the
- Panyako's clearance comes despite an existing petition to bar him from the by-election due to his continued service as a Board Member of the Local Authorities Provident Fund (LAPFUND), past the August 15 resignation deadline for public officers.
- He was accompanied to the IEBC office by DAP-K Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa and Senate Minority Leader Boni Khalwale.
- Filed by fellow aspirant Caleb Burudi, the petition cited Panyako's participation in a LAPFUND workshop in Naivasha from September 9-12.
- Panyako will now face front-runners David Ndakwa of the United Democratic Alliance and Edgar Busiega from the DCP.
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