Talk of the day: Verdict on results reduces chances of vote tampering

• Court of Appeal ruled that elections results announced at constituency level will be final
• High Court’s decides results declared by returning officers
  

The court ruling that returning officers at the constituency level will announce presidential results while the IEBC will declare the final winner of the poll in a single pronouncement is a step in the right direction and will help ensure transparency and consequently credibility of elections. There have been claims that results are manipulated while being transported to the IEBC tallying centre in Nairobi from the constituencies. Now this is all behind us and we expect a peaceful election. The electoral commission must implement this ruling fully. There must be no doubts about election results to ensure peace. Benard Amaya, Nairobi. [email protected]