A petition seeking to hold the next General Election in August 2026 has been filed before Chief Justice Martha Koome and her fellow judges at the Supreme Court.
The petition, filed by three Kenyans on Friday, April 25, is seeking orders from the CJ Koome-led bench to have the elections held on the second Tuesday of August in 2026.
The three argued that holding the election on any other date would violate various articles of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, and potentially trigger a political crisis.
The petitioners brought the petition under several articles of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, including those concerning the sovereignty of the people, the rule of law, national values and principles of governance, general principles of the electoral system, and the right to vote and contest in elections.
