IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati has stated that the move by the Supreme Court to give the National Super Alliance (NASA) access to IEBC servers would clear him from any blame.
Through his lawyer Peter Wanyama, Chebukati told the Supreme Court that he adhered to the law in declaring President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the August 8 polls.
He added that he had been practising law for 34 years before he got a job as the IEBC chairman and fully understood what was required of him during the elections.
Wanyama argued there was no proof Chebukati committed an electoral offence, adding that the Court of Appeal had taken away power from the IEBC to correct any errors in the forms presented to him from the polling stations and constituencies.
The lawyer told the judges that NASA's allegations concerning the conduct of the elections as presented to the court were not true.
“The IEBC chair fully complied with the law,” he argued.
Lawyer PLO Lumumba, who was teaming up with Wanyama to defend the IEBC Chairman, argued that the case by NASA Leader Raila Odinga was an animated effort and an afterthought.
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted NASA read -only access to select data and equipment IEBC used to conduct August 8 poll.
Justice Isaac Lenaola stated that the petitioners be granted a read-only copy of information relating to the number of servers.
The Court directed the Registrar of Supreme Court to supervise ICT officer and two Independent IT experts who would carry out the exercise of looking into the IEBC servers.
