The Supreme Court is set to give a ruling on the Presidential election petition at 11 am today.
The ruling will be read by the 7-judge bench.
If the judges uphold the election of President
Uhuru Kenyatta , he will be sworn in seven days after the ruling, which will be September 7.
If the election is nullified, Kenyans will have to go back to elections in 60 days.
Police across the country have been put on standby ahead of the Friday ruling to ensure peace is maintained in case supporters of any side of the political divide start riots.
Earlier this week, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) defended the technology used in the election after a report by the Supreme Court Registrar highlighted some discrepancies on unsigned forms.
This is after lawyers representing National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga claimed there were numerous anomalies in the results announced, even giving the court a formula they alleged was used to increase votes for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Lawyers representing Kenyatta argued that he was duly elected and urged the court to dismiss Odinga's petition on the basis that it was not backed by sufficient evidence to prove that the election was rigged.
Attorney General Githu Muigai , on the other hand, urged the court to make a ruling anchored on the precedence set in past cases.
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The ruling will be read by the 7-judge bench.
If the judges uphold the election of President
Uhuru Kenyatta , he will be sworn in seven days after the ruling, which will be September 7.
If the election is nullified, Kenyans will have to go back to elections in 60 days.
Police across the country have been put on standby ahead of the Friday ruling to ensure peace is maintained in case supporters of any side of the political divide start riots.
Earlier this week, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) defended the technology used in the election after a report by the Supreme Court Registrar highlighted some discrepancies on unsigned forms.
This is after lawyers representing National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga claimed there were numerous anomalies in the results announced, even giving the court a formula they alleged was used to increase votes for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Lawyers representing Kenyatta argued that he was duly elected and urged the court to dismiss Odinga's petition on the basis that it was not backed by sufficient evidence to prove that the election was rigged.
Attorney General Githu Muigai , on the other hand, urged the court to make a ruling anchored on the precedence set in past cases.
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