Losers face costly petitions after blowing millions on campaigns

Former Kisumu governor Jack Ranguma (right) with James Orengo at a petition hearing in 2018. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Many poll losers are planning to file election petitions - at great financial cost - to reverse political careers halted in one of the most bruising electoral contests in recent history.

This is based on the belief that the polls were marred with malpractices or rigged in favour...