The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) has now found that Umoja Summit Party presidential aspirant Walter ‘Nyambane’ Mong’are allegedly completed his university degree in seven months, which could give the commission enough reason to uphold his disqualification. 

The presidential aspirant was before the electoral body's Dispute Resolution Committee on Friday, June 17, pursuing a second chance at the ballot after his first attempt was blocked over the credibility of his academic requirements.

The Daystar University alumnus however presented questionable papers in his petition as his transcripts revealed that he was at the institution for less than a year, beginning May 2021 till December 2021 which meant that he did not complete his four years to accord him a university degree.

Mong'are however stated that he transfered his credits from the Kenyatta University where he was initially studying to Daystar but his units were not on record in the final transcript.

"When you transfer units from one university to the other it’s supposed to appear in the final transcript….from page 8 to page 13 how many units are those? Do you have 142?” IEBC commissioner Abdi Guliye, a member of the panel posed.

“I’m coming to the transfer. Looking at the start of the entry date and the end date, that’s how many months? It’s about six months isn’t it? In short, your client was a student for seven months, is that correct?”

The cross-examination become too tough to handle for Mong'are who remained quiet with no answers to the questions, and his lawyer Alutalala Mukhwana argued that Daystar University ought to have responded to questions on his behalf relating to the transcript.

Mukhwana maintained that it was in record that the former Director of Youth Affairs had completed his studies at Daystar University and all that was left was his coronation as a graduate, citing the High court ruling that had allowed candidates to vie using their transcripts.

“Our client has completed the required studies at Daystar... what is left is just a coronation, a ceremony, a ritual," Mukhwana defended.

IEBC lawyer Moses Kipkogei maintained that the position he was seeking demanded a degree certificate and hence could not be cleared as of yet.

 The matter will be determined on Sunday, June 19.