The Jubilee party has told the High Court that it has no jurisdiction to hear and determine a case filed by ousted Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen and Majority Whip Susan Kihika opposing their removal from the Jubilee Party Senate leadership last week.
In filed case documents, Jubilee said that the law requires that the Elgeyo Marakwet Senator and his Nakuru counterpart exhaust internal political party dispute resolution mechanisms established under the Political Parties Act.
According to Jubilee, with the dispute being between members of a party and the said political party, the Political Parties Tribunal (PPDT) has clear constitutional provisions as well as statutory jurisdiction to handle the case.
The duo want the court to determine the question on whether a non-member of the Jubilee party can participate to remove the Majority Leader and Whip.
Jubilee also claimed that there is nothing to be suspended as the deal has already taken effect hence describing the suit as premature, mischievous, vexatious and an abuse of the court process since there is a similar matter before the PPDT.
