CJ Koome Lists 9 Issues Supreme Court Will Rule on

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A collage of Azimio flagbearer Raila Odinga and President William Ruto at the Kasarani and Nyayo stadia, respectively on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
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The Supreme Court on Monday, September 5, will rule on nine issues that formed the bone of contention in the Presidential petition. 

Herein are the nine contentious issues;

Whether the technology deployed by IEBC for the 2022 General Election met the standards of integrity, verifiability, security and transparency to guarantee accurate and verifiable results 

Whether there was interference with uploading and transmission of Forms 34A from polling station to IEBC public portal.

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Chief Justice Martha Koome during the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday August 30, 2022.
Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Chief Justice Martha Koome during the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
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Whether there was a difference between Forms 34A uploaded on IEBC public portal and Forms34 A received at the national tallying centre and Forms 34 A issued to agents at polling stations.

Whether the postponement of gubernatorial elections in Kakamega and Mombasa Counties, parliamentary elections in Kitui Rural, Kacheliba Rongai and Pokot South Constituencies and electoral wards in Nyaki West in North Imenti Constituency and Kwa Njenga in Embakasi South Constituency resulted in voter suppression to the detriment of Azimio la Umoja Presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate, Martha Karua.

Whether there were discrepancies between votes casts for presidential candidates and other elective positions 

President-Elect William Ruto leaving Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022.
President-Elect William Ruto leaving Bomas of Kenya on August 15, 2022.
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Whether IEBC carried out verification tallying and declaration of results in accordance with the provisions of Article 138 (3c) and Article 138 (10) of the Constitution. 

Whether Ruto, the declared president-elect attained 50 per cent +1 in accordance with Article 138 (4) of the Constitution.

Whether there were irregularities of such magnitude as to affect the final results of the presidential election.

Other reliefs and orders the court can issue.