Chief Justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga (right) receives a copy of a certificate of presidential election results from IEBC Chairman Ahmed Issack Hassan at the Supreme Court, Nairobi.

Nairobi: Monday, March 11, 2013
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has presented copies of the certificate containing results for the just concluded presidential elections to President Mwai Kibaki and Chief Justice Willy Mutunga.

This is in line with a constitutional requirement which stipulates that the chairperson of the electoral commission should deliver a written notification of the results to the President-elect, the incumbent President and the Chief Justice within three days of the official declaration of the poll outcome.

President Kibaki took the opportunity to commended IEBC for conducting a successful and peaceful election. The election results were presented by IEBC chairman Ahmed Issack Hassan, IEBC commissioners and the Chief Executive Officer, James Oswago.

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Members of the press keenly follow proceedings at the National Elections Centre. The media has been instrumental in effectively disseminating IEBC messages to the public.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) would like to express its heartfelt gratitude for the role played by Kenyan voters and all stakeholders in making the just concluded 2013 General Elections a success.

Special thanks goes to the media, candidates, observers, political party agents, security personnel, temporary staff and all stakeholders who contributed towards making the process free, fair, transparent and credible. We also appreciate the voters who remained calm and waited patiently in the long queues on voting day as the commission sorted out initial technical hitches.

The Commission is also impressed with the patience exhibited by Kenyans in general as presidential election results were being tallied. We also thank most sincerely, the Bomas of Kenya management for adequately facilitating the commission while their premises were used as the National Elections Centre.

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It is a beehive of activities at the National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi as Returning Officers submit final presidential results.

Nairobi: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
An international observer group has termed the conduct of the Kenyan general elections as free and fair as vote counting and tallying continues countrywide.

The joint Comesa, EAC and Igad Observer Mission has congratulated the people of Kenya for holding peaceful elections. “Though there have been challenges relating to verification of voter, the Mission concludes that the 2013 General Elections met regional, continental and international standards for credible and transparent elections," says the missions preliminary report.

The Joint Observer Mission made its assessment of the electoral process in Kenya on the basis of the information gathered during meetings with relevant stakeholders and observation of the voting process. The Mission further notes that the legal framework adequately provides for the conduct of democratic elections in Kenya.

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