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At all times this Court reserves the rights during judgement upon consideration of the issues therein raised and the relevant law to expunge from the record pleadings that offend procedures of the court,\u201d Mwilu stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier on, Senior Counsel Githu Muigai had requested the 7-judge -bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome to admit the affidavits as they were crucial in shaping the outcome of the case<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe beseech you that if you find that it is out of the normal timelines, you nonetheless grant us an extension of time because resolving this matter is very fundamental to resolving the petition,\u201d Muigai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is this court that has repeatedly cautioned us that we should never attempt to resolve such a weight matter as to who is the legitimate president of the Republic of Kenya? On the basis of subterfuge.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muigai is representing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and Chairperson Wafula Chebukati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Counsel James Orengo who is representing Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga was of the view that the late documents should be struck out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would invite the court to look at those pleadings that have been filed out of time and without the leave of the court to be struck out because parties that have been served with these &nbsp;pleadings the last hour will not be able to respond to them,\u201d Orengo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The respondents in the case who include President Elect Ruto, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission among others had until Saturday to file their response affidavits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 30 &#8211; The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the admission of affidavits that were filed at the registry after the required timelines for the presidential petition seeking to overturn President Elect William Ruto\u2019s victory. 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