IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati has broken his silence following accusations by four commissioners that he declared unverified presidential results.
In a statement on Wednesday, Chebukati defended the credibility of the results and itemized five reasons which in his view, make the August 9 polls the most transparent the Commission has ever held.
Below are the reasons:
1. All result Form 34As were uploaded in real time and are available in the public portal.
2. The original Form 34As were delivered to the National Returning Officer for tallying and verification by the 290 Constituency Returning Officers and 1 (one)Diaspora Returning Officers.
3. Agents of all Presidential candidates participated in an elaborate verification process.
4. Form 34C that contains the final tallies of all the 46,229 Form 34A from polling stations was uploaded on the public portal for access.
5. The Commission also allowed media, observers, candidates and the general public to have access and tally the results announced at the polling stations.
"If any of the parties elects to file petition, it is within their constitutional right and the Commission shall have an opportunity to respond and demonstrate in further detail the circumstances under which the election was conducted, results verified and outcome declared in accordance with the constitution and the law," Chebukati said.
