The Presidential petition filed by Opposition Leader Raila Odinga challenging the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta has been termed as vague by the IEBC.
In a response to Odinga's petition, the electoral body notes that the disputes regarding the General Election are vague, adding that they lack a clear basis.
IEBC argues that the National Super Alliance (NASA) petition is based on generalities, misconceptions and lack particulars as required by law.
The polls body submits that the elections were conducted in accordance with the law and it followed all directives issued by the courts prior to the contest.
"The Respondents state that they verified and accurately tallied the results of all the candidates in Page 6 of 25 declaring the results of the presidential elections in accordance with Article 138 (10) of the Constitution," IEBC stated.
Regarding the alleged discrepancies on Form 34As, the Commission denied claims that in more than 10,000 polling stations, data entered in the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) was not consistent with that from the respective polling stations.
"The data entered in KIEMS was statistics. The result of the election from each polling station was contained in Forms 34A. It is therefore incorrect to compare the statistics entered in KIEMS with the results from each polling station as contained in Forms 34A," IEBC's response read in part.
Responding to queries as to why there were delays in the submission of the scanned Form 34As, the electoral body explained that huge file sizes sent simultaneously and lack of steady 3G and or 4G network were the main reasons behind the delays.
IEBC cleared the air as to how the final Presidential results were declared, stating that the declaration was made on the basis of Forms 34B from all the 290 constituency tallying centers and the diaspora.
The polls agency filed their response at Supreme Court on Thursday night shortly after President Kenyatta's legal team had submitted theirs.
In his response, President Kenyatta denied claims that he and his deputy William Ruto were “computer-generated” leaders, noting that the huge margin of over one million votes left no doubt that they had won fair and square.
