Blackout at Milimani Law Courts disrupts Alfred Mutua case, other proceedings

A power outage has interrupted court proceedings at the Milimani Law Courts on Monday morning.

The power that went out at around 9:15 am has left many stranded in darkness within the ‘corridors of justice’ not knowing what to do as they wait for power to be restored or further directions.

Sources have revealed that a faulty transformer that serves the area caused the power outage.

The power outage has affected many cases that were to be heard at the court, including one which involves the Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC) party leader, Governor Alfred Mutua in which he seeks removal from Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition.

MCC filed an application at the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal at the Milimani Law Courts claiming the Registrar of Political Parties listed MCC without procedural compliance.

“The 2nd respondent unlawfully listed the interested party as a member party to the 1st respondent vide its gazette notice of 14th April 2022 without the ratification of such a resolution and without the procedural compliance of the party constitution,” the court documents read.

The MCC party further complained it was not privy to the contents of the coalition agreement and moved to court seeking orders to vacate April 14, 2022, gazette notice in which it was listed as being a member of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party.

MCC argued it may be locked out of an opportunity to form and enter into a coalition with other parties if the court does not vacate the gazette notice.

“That consequently, the applicant is legitimately apprehensive that the interested party may be locked out of an opportunity to form and/or enter into a coalition if the conservatory orders sought herein are not granted by virtue of the presumptive position that they a member of a Coalition party, the 1 respondent,” the court document read in part.