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    "id": 478148,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "(i) The election was not conducted substantially in accordance with the Constitution or the Elections Act and the governing regulations. In particular, the IEBC failed to establish and maintain an accurate voter register that was publicly available, verifiable and credible as required by Articles 38(3), 81(d), 83(2), 86 and 88(4) of the Constitution and Sections 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 of the Elections Act 2011 and the Elections Registration of Voters Regulations 2012. We found that, as invited by the Petitioner to rely on the documents in support of this ground, had a similarity with his own grounds and the supporting facts. The true number of registered voters is unknown and, therefore, the IEBC did not have an accurate voters’ register. That the Chairperson and the IEBC repeatedly changed the official number of registered voters and at the absence of a credible principle voter register vitiates the validity of the Presidential elections. Again, that is a ground that the Petitioner invited us to rely on and a ground that was ably argued at the Supreme Court. The electoral management system adopted by IEBC was complex and had many shortfalls contrary to the constitutional requirements that it be a simple, accurate and verifiable, secure, accountable and transparent system; that the IEBC failed to meet the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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