Mike Sonko cleared to contest for Mombasa gubernatorial seat

The Mombasa High Court has ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to clear former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to run for the Mombasa governorship.

In it's Wednesday ruling the court decreed that Sonko had submitted all the requisite documents to the IEBC for clearance on time. 

At the same time, the three-judge bench comprising of Olga Sewe, Ann Ong'injo', and Stephen Githinji noted that the former Governor has an appeal pending at the Supreme Court and has not exhausted his options for contesting his impeachment. 

The electoral body had decline to clear the former county boss to contest citing his eligibility to run  after being impeached by the County Assembly of Nairobi.

While IEBC legal teams fought back to indicate that the former Nairobi Governor is ineligible to contest for the position, Sonko's legal team affirmed that IEBC erred in its decision to disqualify the former Governor from running.