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Peter Gatirau Munya v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Meru County Returning Officer & Kiraitu Murungi [2017] eKLR
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA
AT MERU
ELECTION PETITION NO.6 OF 2017
PETER GATIRAU MUNYA…..........…PETITIONER/APPLICANT
VERSUS
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES ..
COMMISSION….............................................1ST RESPONDENT
MERU COUNTY RETURNING OFFICER…..2ND RESPONDENT
KIRAITU MURUNGI……………..…….……3RD RESPONDENT
RULING
Application to withdraw petition
[1] By an application dated 29th December 2017, the Petitioner has sought for leave to withdraw this petition. The major ground cited therein is that the petitioner is no longer keen on pursuing the petition. The application was not supported by any affidavit except the affidavit of Martin MuthomiGitonga sworn on 14thDecember, 2017 annexing the publication of Notice of Intention to Withdraw Petition. .
[2] On 13th December, 2017 when the application came up for hearing, Mr. Gitonga argued:
a) That statutory notice of intention to withdraw