Supreme Court throws out Raila's plea on additional evidence

A sitting of the Supreme Court during a status conference on the presidential election petition March 25, 2013. The court has rejected Raila Odinga's application to admit additional evidence in his petition challenging the electoral commission's declaration of Uhuru as President-elect March 26, 2013. BILLY MUTAI 

By NATION Reporter
Posted  Tuesday, March 26  2013 at  16:56

The Supreme Court has rejected Raila Odinga's application to admit additional evidence in his petition challenging the electoral commission's declaration of Uhuru as President-elect.

The judges ordered the 839-page affidavit expunged from the court records.

Earlier, the court struck out Mr Odinga’s application for a forensic audit of the IEBC Information Technology (IT) system.

The Supreme Court ruled that Mr Odinga's application was time barred and could therefore not be allowed.

The judges also rejected a request by Katiba Institute to be enjoined in the suit as 'amicus curiae' (friend of the court).

The court ruled that the Institute had shown bias against the third and fourth respondents who are Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto
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