Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi,   representing  the   IEBC   Chairman,  makes his submission at the   Supreme Court in Nairobi on 25th March, 2013.

Nairobi: Monday, March 25, 2013

Hearing for the three petitions filed in response to the results of the presidential election announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on March 9, 2013 began Monday Morning with a pre-trial conference in the Supreme Court.

In his remarks, Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga, who is the President of the Supreme Court said the judges shall treat the petitions with objectivity and undertake a fair analysis of the evidence, the Constitution and the law. The other Supreme Court judges are Njoki Ndun’gu, Smokin Wanjala, Jackton Ojwang’,  Phillip Tunoi and Mohamed Ibrahim.

The pre-trial conference was meant to set the ground rules for determining the petitions. The six judges gave orders and strict deadlines by which the parties are to fulfill the court’s orders.

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The Supreme Court Judges are required to hear and determine the petition challenging the results of the March 4, 2013 presidential election by March 30, 2013.

Nairobi: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has filed a response to a petition in the Supreme Court (Petition No. 5 of 2013) in which the results of the March 4, 2013 presidential election, as declared by the Commission, are being challenged.

The petition was filed on 16th of march by lead counsel George Oraro on behalf of Prime Minister Raila Odinga who was the presidential flag bearer of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy(CORD)challenging the declaration of President -elect Uhuru Kenyatta in the just concluded General election.

The matter came up for mention before the Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice Dr. willy Mutunga on Wednesday morning. The Court gave directions on the procedure for filing documents and the conduct of the parties involved in the petition.

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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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