Johnston Sakaja declines to table evidence he attended Team University
Johnston Sakaja declines to table evidence that he attended a Ugandan campus, Team University.
Nairobi gubernatorial candidate, Johnson Sakaja has refused to table evidence showing that he was admitted and paid school fees to Team University in Uganda.
In an affidavit responding to the IEBC Dispute Tribunal, the Nairobi senator argued that the petition against him was malicious and only aimed at keeping him off the campaign trail.
He dismissed the complainant’s request for evidence of admission, transcripts, clearance, names of professors, and other facts, only stating that his graduation was not in doubt.
On why his name was not on the graduation list, Sakaja said his political opponents had used a booklet that had his name removed from the list of graduands.
“The complainants’ wild allegations to the effect that I did not graduate from Team University are factually hollow and unfounded. For nefarious goals, the complainants have fraudulently omitted relevant pages of the graduation booklet that bear my graduation credentials.”
“I am a law-abiding citizen who sought clearance to contest for the Office of Governor, Nairobi City County in the general election scheduled for August 9, and lawfully obtained the same. The personalized vendetta and smear campaign against me by the complainants is unworthy of response, to point out that the same is absolutely reckless and in absolute abuse Of legal process,” Sakaja stated.
Sakaja also that noted the complaint lodged against him had no legal grounds.
“The complaints herein are legally incompetent, fatally defective, and procedurally untenable having been lodged outside the prescribed statutory timelines,”
“I am advised by my advocates on records, which advice I verily believe to be sound, that this Honourable Committee has no jurisdiction whatsoever, to entertain proceedings premised on a complaint lodged in contravention of the law.”
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