Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko has indicated that he will need more time to sufficiently study the Supreme Court Judgement before prosecuting the IEBC officials alleged to have committed electoral offences.
"The full judgment has just come. It is too early for now to demand action because the team has to study the judgement first. Give us time to review then we will direct," Mr Tobiko indicated.
"Prosecution is a process not just taking people to court without sufficient evidence. The team of prosecutors is going to peruse through the judgement and look at the right laws to be applied in the prosecution," the DPP's Communication Director, Beatrice Omari, stated.
The DPP's office also indicated that several electoral offenders have been prosecuted, assuring that no IEBC official will be spared after prosecutors studying the judgment establish those behind the irregularities.
The communication director further pointed out that a team of 105 prosecutors who had been hired to deal with election offences will advise Tobiko on appropriate action to be taken after studying the judgment.
In his earlier statement, the DPP had indicated that he would launch investigations into the electoral officials' conduct once the full judgement was delivered.
During the release of the Supreme Court verdict, Judges in the majority ruling nullifying the presidential election admitted that they did not get evidence linking individual IEBC officials to any criminal culpability.
"Although petitioners claimed that various offences were committed by the officials, they did not prove. What we saw is institutional failures, and we are unable to find any evidence of individual culpability," the Chief Justice noted.
The NASA coalition led by Raila Odinga has already singled out 12 IEBC officials they believe contributed significantly to flaws in the August election and want them suspended or blocked from overseeing the upcoming fresh presidential poll.
Immediately after the Supreme Court verdict, NASA lead lawyer James Orengo vowed to initiate private investigations against IEBC officials if the DPP delays in probing the matter.
