This archive report was first published on 24 July 2019.
On July 24, 2019, former Ugenya MP Christopher Karan was arrested in Mombasa by officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over alleged forgery of election petition documents.
According to EACC Mombasa boss Japhet Baithalu, the operation was conducted by officers from Nairobi, and Karan is set to face charges of making a document without authority and uttering fake documents in the petition of number 1 of 2017.
Others arrested in connection to the offence include Mandera County executive committee member Dr Mohamud Adan Mohammed, lawyer George Mugoya, and Dr George Oguna, a medical doctor who allegedly assisted Karan in preparing the fake documents.
Dr Mohammed was arrested in Nairobi while Mr Mugoya was nabbed in Kisumu. Dr Oguna was arrested in the Nyali suburbs.
Mr Baithalu said the two suspects will be taken to Mombasa and be charged alongside the former MP and Dr Oguna. They will be arraigned on Thursday, Mr Baithalu said.
Mr Karan lost his seat to David Ochieng following a petition challenging his August 2017 election, which was nullified by the High Court in Kisumu in March 2018. The Court of Appeal later upheld the decision, citing electoral malpractices.
