Kethi Kilonzo
Kethi Diana Kilonzo is a Kenyan lawyer, lecturer and accountant. She is the daughter of the late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo and is most notable for her performance as the head counsel for Africa Centre for Open Governance's petition against the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as the President of Kenya. Kethi Diana Kilonzo argued against the results announced by IEBC Chairman Ahmed Issack Hassan] and cited the results as not credible. The petition, which had been filed alongside that of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy, sought to nullify the 2013 election, which the two petitioners claimed to have been altered by the first respondent under the leadership of the second respondent to the advantage of the third and fourth respondents that is the president and deputy president of Kenya, respectively. The petition was heard by a panel of six Supreme Court judges, headed by Willy Mutunga.
On 19 July 2013, her petition against the electoral commission was thrown out, with the court upholding the IEBC's decision to nullify her nomination to run for the Makueni Senate seat. Kethi could face jail for possession of stolen property and for electoral fraud.