Mombasa ballot boxes arrive at Supreme Court for scrutiny

The exercise is expected to end on Thursday at 2 pm and a report filed in court.

In Summary

• The exercise was scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon at an undisclosed location and will take 48 hours to scrutinize the votes.

Ballot boxes from Mombasa being offloaded at the Supreme Court for scrutiny as per the court's orders on Wednesday August 31, 2022.
Ballot boxes from Mombasa being offloaded at the Supreme Court for scrutiny as per the court's orders on Wednesday August 31, 2022.
Image: ANNETTE WAMBULWA

Ballot boxes from Mombasa polling stations have arrived at the Supreme Court for scrutiny as per the court's orders.

The Supreme Court ordered a recount of presidential votes in 15 polling stations across the country.

The exercise was scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon at an undisclosed location and will take 48 hours to scrutinize the votes.

The exercise is expected to end on Thursday at 2 pm and a report filed in court.

Each party shall be represented by two agents during the exercises and they shall at times be under the supervision of the Registrar of the Supreme Court and her staff.

The Registrar shall file her report by 5 pm on September 1, 2022, and avail copies to all parties.

Ballot boxes from Mombasa being offloaded at the Supreme Court for scrutiny as per the court's orders on Wednesday August 31, 2022.
Ballot boxes from Mombasa being offloaded at the Supreme Court for scrutiny as per the court's orders on Wednesday August 31, 2022.
Image: ANNETTE WAMBULWA
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