PRESS STATEMENT
Nairobi: Friday, 1 September 2017
The Commission takes note of the determination of the Supreme Court to annul the 8th August 2017 presidential election result.
The Commission notes the three grounds used by the Supreme Court to reach its majority decision to annul the presidential result. We particularly note the focus of the decision is in the transmission of the presidential results. This therefore means that there were no aspersions cast on the voting and counting of votes and that the sovereign will of the Kenyan people was fully respected, in this respect.
It is worth noting that the new Commissioners, only took office seven months ago, without any changes made to the Secretariat. To protect the integrity of the sovereign will of the Kenyan people, the Commission intends to make internal changes to our personnel and processes as we prepare for the fresh presidential election in sixty days.
The Commission invites the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution to urgently and expeditiously investigate and prosecute any of our staff that may have been involved in violation of the Election Offenses Act.
The Commission is aware of the limited time to conduct a fresh presidential election in strict adherence to the Constitution and relevant electoral laws.
We urge the Supreme Court to issue the full judgment expeditiously to allow us to have a full understanding of the areas of focus as we prepare a timetable for the fresh presidential election, which we will publish in the coming days.
The Commission urges all Kenyans to remain calm and restrain themselves from any political rhetoric that may undermine the stability and cohesion of our country.
We wish to assure all Kenyans of our commitment to ensure that this fresh election is done in accordance with the Constitution, the relevant laws and that it will reflect the sovereign will of the Kenyan people.
WAFULA W. CHEBUKATI
CHAIRMAN
IEBC- Information Desk
Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission
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