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Court fails to compel IEBC to announce results within 7 hours of polls closure

Justice David Majanja said the three petitioners failed to prove their case.

The High Court in Kisumu has dismissed a case seeking to compel the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to announce presidential results within seven hours of polling stations closure.

Monday, Justice David Majanja said the three petitioners failed to prove their case adding that IEBC is an independent commission that is not subject to the control or direction of any person or authority.

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