[ Jenipher Wachie, Standard]The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson has been stripped of the powers to verify, tally and declare the presidential results. The mandate of tallying and verification of votes is vested in the Commission, the chairperson cannot exclude any commissioners,” ruled the judges. The judges also spared Chebukati of any criminal responsibility for the disputed presidential election and declined to declare him unfit to hold public office as prayed by Raila Odinga and Martha Karua in their petition that challenged the presidential election. According to the judges, election offences and ethical breaches enumerated against Chebukati are criminal in nature, which should have been proved beyond reasonable doubt. They ruled that the allegations against Chebukati did not meet the threshold to warrant his removal from office.

Source: Standard Digital September 27, 2022 02:46 UTC