THE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THECREATION OF THE SUPREME COURT, AN INSTITUTION SET UP BY THE CONSTITUTION THAT KENYANS PROMULGATED. THIS IS THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL PETITION TO BE FILED BEFORE THIS COURT.
HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND AND WE WILL DO SO.
THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THIS ELECTION WAS VERY INVOLVING: STARTING FROM VOTER REGISTRATION, INSPECTION OF THE REGISTER, NOMINATIONS AND FINALLY THE ELECTION WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON 4TH MARCH, 2013.
AS A COMMISSION, WE WISH TO THANK THE PETITIONER FOR HIS APPROACH TO THE RESOLUTION OF HIS GRIEVANCES.WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RESPONDENTS FOR EQUALLY EMBRACING THE UNIFYING ROLE OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES.THERE ARE NO WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THIS CASE.KENYANS SHOULD REMAIN UNITED
AND PEACEFUL. THIS CASE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HOW FAR KENYA HAS MATURED DEMOCRATICALLY.
IN A SPECIAL WAY, WE WISH TO THANK ALL KENYANS FOR THE LARGE TURNOUT. 86% VOTER TURNOUT IS A REFLECTION OF THE COMMITMENT AND SERIOUSNESS ATTRIBUTED BY VOTERS TO THE ELECTION, AN INDICATION OF THEIR CONNECTION WITH MATTERS OF GOVERNANCE IN THIS COUNTRY.
JUST LIKE ALL KENYANS VOTED PEACEFULLY, WE CALL UPON THEM AGAIN TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND CALM FOLLOWING THE RULING PRONOUNCED BY THE SUPREME COURT. IT IS THIS SAME PROFOUND GOODWILL THAT ENABLED THE COMMISSION TO ACCOMPLISH THE ENOURMOUS MANDATE OF CONDUCTING THE 2013 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
FINALLY, WE WISH TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE IEBC MEMBERS OF STAFF WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MANAGE THIS ELECTION; THIS IS THE FIRST ELECTION OF ITS KIND (6 ELECTIONS IN A SINGLE DAY) TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THIS COUNTRY AND OWING TO ITS ENORMITY, VARIOUS LESSONS WERE LEARNT ARISING FROM THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE OBSERVED BY THE COMMISSION. WE ARE CONDUCTING OUR INTERNAL AUDIT AND WE WANT TO ASSURE ALL KENYANS THAT WE SHALL INCORPORATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL ARISE FROM THE SAID AUDIT STRUCTURAL, TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL.
GOD BLESS KENYA
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