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Case on announcement of presidential results fails to kick off

Three voters claim that delays in announcing results could allow rigging to take place.

The hearing of a petition seeking to compel the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to declare provisional presidential results within seven hours after closure of polling stations failed to kick off at the Kisumu High court.

Monday, High court Judge Trispisa Chesere ordered the petitioners to serve the electoral body with copies of the petition before another hearing date can be set.

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