Can you sue for breach of campaign promise?

In Summary

• Lawyer Danstan Omari says the electorate cannot sue their MP or political leader for failing to fulfil promises made on the campaign trail.
• “They can only vote them out or recall them. Political promises are not legally enforceable,” he said.

25 March 2022 - 04:00

The question of whether voters can sue their elected representative – say governor, senator, woman representative, member of National Assembly and member of county assembly – over unfulfilled pledges...

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