The Court of Appeal has issued an order suspending all election activities related to Local Government Bodies against which petitions have been filed over the rejection of nominations.
Accordingly, the Court of Appeal has suspended election activities for the said Local Government Bodies until tomorrow, 02 April 2025.
It is reported that the court order has been issued after taking up for consideration multiple petitions that have been filed by candidates and independent groups on the rejection of nominations.
In December last year, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to amend the Local Government Act to allow fresh nominations to be called for the Local Government Election.
Accordingly, Cabinet approval was granted to cancel the nominations for the Local Government Election that was scheduled to be held in 2023.
The proposal to call fresh nominations was made due to some who had previously submitted nominations having passed away, and some either leaving the country or changing parties.
However, the decision was challenged in court. (Newswire)