Paul Simba Arati

Kenyan politician who has been Governor of Kisii County since August 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North.

DecidedLatest source dated 2026-03-27Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did the court decide?

County Government of Kisii & Hon. Paul Simba Arati, Governor, County Government of Kisii & 1 other v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & Robert Monda

Decided

Court: High Court of Kenya at Kisii
Case number: Constitutional Petition No. E6 of 2024
Filed: 2024
Parties: County Government of Kisii and Governor Paul Simba Arati and 1 other (Petitioners) v IEBC and Robert Monda (Respondents)

Claims. Concerned the IEBC's gazettement of a County Returning Officer for clearance of a nominated Deputy Governor of Kisii County; Robert Monda was the second respondent. The full pleadings were not read.

Decision. Judgment delivered on 4 July 2024 by Lady Justice Teresa Achieng Odera, directing the IEBC Commission Secretary/CEO to execute the gazette notice; Gazette Notices 8438 (8 July 2024) and 8439 (11 July 2024) followed, the latter declaring Elijah Obebo qualified for appointment as Deputy Governor.^{[1, 2]}

Sources

Gazette Notice No. 8438: Appointment of County Returning Officer for Clearance of Nominated Deputy Governor (Kenya Gazette Special Issue Vol. CXXVI No. 100)IEBC / Kenya Gazette, 2024-07-08, primary source
Gazette Notice No. 8439: Nomination of the Deputy Governor, Kisii County (Kenya Gazette Special Issue Vol. CXXVI No. 101)IEBC / Kenya Gazette, 2024-07-11, primary source

Change history

2026-10-26 Record published.

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