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Supreme Court says IEBC failures led to poll nullification
From left: Supreme Court judges Njoki Ndung’u, Philomena Mwilu (deputy chief justice), David Maraga (chief justice), Jackton Ojwang and Isaac Lenaola in Nairobi on September 20. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) failure to meet constitutional and legal requirements led to nullification of the August 8 presidential election, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.
The top court’s four judges, whose decision led to nullification of the poll, said in a detailed judgment that the discrepancies were so widespread as to have affected the final outcome.
