Motalel ole Kenta withdraws poll petition against Narok Governor Patrick Ntutu

The lawyers prayed that the court gives them a date that a ruling shall be made over the same orders.

After receiving the request, Justice Matheka gave the two respondents, Governor Ntutu and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) two days to file their responses.

But the governor's lawyers led by Senior Counsel Kioko Kilukumi and IEBC lawyer Erick Mutua are yet to accept or decline the request.

Kenta and his running mate William Olteitia had challenged Ntutu's election, claiming that the exercise was marred with irregularities.

They claimed that the IEBC, Narok County Returning Officer Sydney Namulungu, Ntutu, and his deputy Tamalinye Koech, conspired to deny him victory.

The withdrawal of the petition was the climax of concerted efforts by the Maasai Council of Elders, the clergy, and local leaders led by ACK Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit that raised concern over the matter that was said to be on the brink of dividing the county.

At the weekend Archbishop Sapit besieged Kenta to withdraw the election petition for the sake of tranquility in the cosmopolitan county.

Governor Ntutu later welcome the move by the Archbishop, saying it was good for the county's development and unity of the people.

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