Garissa Governor Ali Korane is fighting for his gubernmatorial seat months after the court upheld his election.
In a fresh application the governor has filed a petition seeking for his removal from office.
Governor Korane wants the court to dismiss a petition filed by Aden Mukhtar that is questioning his academic qualifications.
In his affidavit he said, “This petition having been filed long after the time allowed by the constitution and statutes has lapsed and as such the court should dismiss the petition.”
Korane said that it is only the Senate that has the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine the matters set out in the petition.
The petitioner is seeking for Korane’s removal from office on allegations that he used fake academic papers to be cleared by the IEBC.
The petitioner wants the court to compel the IEBC and the Commission of University Education to produce original certificates of Korane’s academic papers.
The case is scheduled for May 29.