The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has admitted that the Lamu Senatorial election had errors.
Speaking during a petition filed against Senator Anwar Loitiptip, Lamu County Returning Officer Mohamed Adan stated that he used Microsoft Excel to sum up the results and admitted there were some errors.
Mr Adan was testifying before High Court Judge Lady Justice, Asenath Ongeri, where he revealed that he hoped the results would match once the ballot boxes are reopened.
[caption caption="Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip"]
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He further added that there were errors in some polling stations in the total number of valid votes casts.
Reports indicate that some results did not match those in forms 38A, 38B and 38C but the total votes for individual candidates never varied.
The petitioner revealed that the variations were clear in Lamu East where the total number of valid votes cast as recorded in Form 38C was 13,591 while the same as recorded in form 38B was 13,524 which showed a difference of 67 votes.
The hearing of the petition will continue in December.
A total of 308 election cases were filed in various courts across the country after the declaration of results of the August 8 polls.
This was a 120-case rise compared to the 2013 General Election when the judiciary handled 188 petitions.
Petitions involving governorship, senatorial, woman representative and MP seats are being heard in the High Court while magistrate courts are handling MCA cases.
Governors facing court battles include Ali Hassan Joho (Mombasa), Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o (Kisumu) Gideon Mbuvi Sonko (Nairobi), Alfred Mutua (Machakos), Kiraitu Murungi (Meru) and Joseph Ole Lenku (Kajiado).
The dismissed petitions include three against governors, 11 against members of the National Assembly, two against senators, three against woman representatives and 17 against ward reps.
[caption caption="Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho"]
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