The Nyeri High Court on Tuesday acquitted an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official who failed to submit August 8 poll result forms to the Returning Officer (RO).
It emerged that the IEBC official was allegedly fatigued and could not hand over the results.
The August 8 Election was marred by several irregularities and Chief Justice David Maraga nullified the Presidential poll results on grounds of illegalities.
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After the fresh Presidential election in October, the Supreme Court upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's win as the process was found to be free and fair.
Several petitions for the August 8 election are still in court, with the most recent decision being the dismissal of a case against Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo.
The case was filed by voter Hamzah Musuri Kevogo who argued that the Governor’s 82,220 votes were invalid.
He added that Dr Otichilo had influenced electoral officials to work in his favour and that the entire election was not conducted within the confines of the Constitution and electoral laws.
Elsewhere, NARC-Kenya Leader Martha Karua moved back to court after she lost her petition challenging the election of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru in the August 8 elections.
Ms Karua filed an appeal after Kerugoya High Court Judge Lucy Gitari dismissed her petition, terming it incurable, defective and hopeless.
"The former Gichugu MP's case is 'hopeless, defective and incurable'," Justice Gitari noted while delivering the ruling.
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