High Court stops IEBC from enforcing Sh1.5 million penalty against Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia

High Court stops IEBC from enforcing Sh1.5 million penalty against Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia
High Court stops IEBC from enforcing Sh1.5 million penalty against Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia - Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia. The High Court has suspended enforcement of a Sh1.5 million IEBC penalty against her. (Photo: Facebook/Wanjiku Muhia)
Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia. The High Court has suspended enforcement of a Sh1.5 million IEBC penalty against her. (Photo: Facebook/Wanjiku Muhia)

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The court temporarily halted enforcement of the Sh1.5 million penalty pending the hearing of the Kipipiri MP's petition challenging the IEBC's decision.

The High Court has suspended the enforcement of a Sh1.5 million penalty imposed on Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) over an alleged breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct.
In interim orders issued on Monday, Justice Nabil Mokaya Orina halted the implementation of the decision pending the hearing and determination of a petition filed by the legislator challenging the electoral body's action.
The orders bar the IEBC Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee from enforcing its July 10, 2026, decision until the court determines the matter.

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"In the meantime, pending the hearing and determination of the application, an order be and is hereby issued staying the judgment of the 2nd respondent issued on July 10, 2026," Justice Mokaya ruled.
The judge directed that the case be mentioned on July 20, 2026, when the court will issue further directions on the hearing of both the application and the substantive petition.
The dispute arose after the IEBC Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee found Muhia to have violated the Electoral Code of Conduct and fined her Sh1.5 million.

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Challenging the decision, the MP moved to the High Court, arguing that the committee's ruling was unlawful and should not be enforced before the court determines the legality of the process.
By granting the interim stay, the court has preserved the status quo, meaning the electoral commission cannot enforce or recover the penalty until the application is heard and determined.
The petition is expected to test the scope of the IEBC's disciplinary powers and whether the Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee acted within the law in penalising the legislator.
The case will return to court on July 20, 2026, for further directions.

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