Koome: Nine Ropes To ‘Hang’ Chebukati

The Supreme Court has identified nine issues that will make or break Raila Odinga’s petition.

During the Pre-Trial conference, Chief Justice Martha Koome outlined the issues which will also seal the fate for the Chebukati-run elections.
 
The seven Judges bench will consider;

1. Whether the technology deployed by the IEBC met the standards of integrity, verifiability, security and transparency.
2. Whether there was interference with the uploading and transmission of Forms 34A from the polling stations to the IEBC Public Portal. 
3. Whether there was a difference between Forms 34A uploaded on the IEBC Public Portal and those received at the National Tallying Centre, and Forms 34A issued to the Agents at the Polling Stations. 
4. Whether the postponement of Elections in Kakamega and Mombasa Counties, Kitui Rural, Kacheliba Rongai and Pokot South, Nyaki West and Kwa Njenga resulted in voter suppression.
5. Whether there were unexplainable discrepancies between the votes cast for presidential candidates and other elective positions.
6. Whether the IEBC carried out the verification, tallying, and declaration of results.
7. Whether the declared President-elect attained 50%+1 vote of all the votes cast.
8. Whether there were irregularities and illegalities that affected the final result of the Presidential Election.
9. What reliefs and orders can the Court grant/issue?