[Judges at the Supreme Court. The highest court on the land delivered its judgement on Wednesday, with the country readying itself for a repeat election.] (Photo/Star)
The Supreme Court delivered its full judgment on Wednesday, with all eyes glued on screens to get a piece of the process that took the entire day.
With Kenyans knowing the verdict that the court delivered on after the August 8 polls, Kenyans were keen to know other details that led to the nullification of President Kenyatta’s win.
From poor use of ICT to missing form 34As and form 34Bs, the judges gave their reasons for either annulling or dissenting on the unprecedented ruling.
Here are some of the main points from the ruling;
President Kenyatta was absolved from any blame in the August 8 polls in which he was declared the winner.IEBC failed to utilize the use of technology, with the systems failing to function as expected; according to the courtLady Justice Njoki Ndung’u in her disagreement quotes would have preferred a vote recount instead of a fresh electionJudge Jackton Odhiambo, one of the two who disagreed with the ruling said his four colleagues based their ruling on public emotions and ignored the lawDiscrepancies in forms 34A and 34B was one of the key areas that led to the nullification of the results.The IEBC was not able to fully defend and absolve itself from any wrong doing in conducting the election.Having been absolved from any wrong doing, the president will go into the fresh elections with hopes that he will win outrightly, as he will feel he is paying for the sins of omissions and commissions by the IEBCMany forms used during transmission of the results did not have security features, which put their validity in questionRaila Odinga has a chance now of wrestling the presidency from Uhuru Kenyatta Chief Justice David Maraga, in his delivery said the IEBC flouted the law and the constitution to the extent that they became the law themselves