The game is not yet over for those with pending petitions

• The cases have been resolved faster than ever as others face their fates soon

Vice chairman of the Law Society of Kenya James Mwamu commended the Judiciary but called for more.

“Kenyans and the judiciary are beginning to appreciate that these things can be done. This will not be the last if them and we look forward to witness more,” said Mr Mwamu.

The next step, he said, would be to reduce the time within which to hear and determine election petitions to six months, a view he shared with Sports assistant minister Kabando wa Kabando.

This, he explained, would give political parties and the electoral body enough time to prepare for a by-election.

Some petitions have taken unnecessarily long and end up in the next election year. For instance, the petition of former Magarini MP Harrison Kombe dragged on from 2003 to March 2007 when he lost his seat. A by-election was held only months before the General Election.

By that time, at least 10 election petition cases remained unresolved with less than 11 months to the General Election.