Kenya: IEBC Faces Monday Deadline, Odinga Holds Lead

Strain is now piling on Kenya’s Unbiased Electoral and Boundaries Fee (IEBC) as they’ve lower than 48 hours to launch Presidential election outcomes.

4 days after polls closed, IEBC has managed to launch solely 38% of the outcomes, resulting from a protracted verification course of (see info-graphic backside). They now have as much as Monday to launch the remaining 62% and declare a winner or a tie.

IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati on Saturday introduced new measures to cut back on the variety of individuals interfering with the tallying, however was assured they are going to have a outcome finish of Sunday or early on Monday. Verified by 2am in the present day are solely 113 constituencies out of 291.

The IEBC is now internet hosting all however one returning officer from throughout the nation who should confirm varieties 34A and B on the Bomas of Kenya, earlier than outcomes are launched.

The election physique on Friday introduced that one among their returning officers within the capital metropolis is lacking. The matter has been handed to police, however election counting will proceed.

Odinga maintains lead

Azimo La Umoja flag bearer Raila Odinga maintains a lead of about 100,000 votes within the Official outcomes. He has to date garnered 50.01% of the voted (2,826,080). William Ruto of UDA is second at 49.34% (2,787,871).

Odinga’s working mate Martha Karua fell wanting declaring victory for her facet Saturday at a Nairobi assembly of the get together’s leaders from the entire nation.

“It’s as a result of we disrupted the chest thumping boast and made it idle, that we at the moment are ready for the election to be known as for us,” Karua mentioned.

She hailed the get together’s marketing campaign workforce for consuming into UDA’s strongholds, particularly within the Mount Kenya area.

“Even the place no seat got here, votes nonetheless got here… they might not have been as many as we hoped, however you’ll be able to think about if these votes had gone the best way some chest thumping fellows have been saying they might go, then, it might have been known as out for them on the primary day.”

She was assured her get together has received the Presidential election. “Ours was an important marketing campaign and we now have our win being tallied. This was a 4 month marketing campaign versus a 4 12 months marketing campaign, ” mentioned Karua, a former Justice minister.

Kenya on Tuesday held its seventh common election for the reason that introduction of multiparty politics in 1991 the place voters lined to elect the nation’s fifth president, members of the Nationwide Meeting, senators, and county governors. Kenyans voted for 16,105 candidates, who’re vying for a complete of 1,879 elective positions.

Kenya election RESULTS 2am Odinga – 50.01% 2,826,080 votes

Ruto – 49.34% 2,787,871

Wajackoyah – 0.42% 23,758

Waihiga- 0.23% 12,938

* 113 constituencies out of 291 (38%)