WAS KETHI AND CORD JUSTIFIED IN THEIR APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT? A computation of figures from the March 4 General Election shows discrepancies in both total and valid votes cast between the presidential and other races. Some 80,204 more voters cast their ballots in the presidential vote than the election of Senators, according to figures released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ( IEBC) on Thursday. The total votes cast in the presidential election were 12,330,028 compared to 12,249,824 in the Senatorial poll. Also 41,091 more voters cast ballots for presidential candidates than for those contesting for Governor in the 47 counties. The total votes cast in the election of governors were 12,288,937. The delay by IEBC to release the detailed results had sparked uproar and given rise to speculation as to the final tallies. The commission is required by law to release the figures that are the basis for sharing out of Political Parties fund. On Thursday, the IEBC explained the discrepancies were as a result of a combination of factors.These included the number of rejected votes varying for various elections and some voters opting to vote for certain positions. The other explanation given was that some men never voted for Women’s Representatives and that the diaspora only voted in the presidential election. With some 14 million registered voters, the electoral commission said the election had 86 per cent voter turnout. According to the report, more voters participated in the electing MPs than deciding who among eight candidates would succeed President Kibaki as the country’s fourth President.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:38:04 +0000
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