Lawyer James Orengo at the hearing of an appeal filed by the IEBC challenging a High Court ruling that presidential election results announced at the constituency level be final. [Photo: nation.co.ke]The current battle in court for the printing of the presidential ballot papers is the latest one pitting NASA, the IEBC and Jubilee as August 8 polls tick closer.However, apart from court battles, Nasa has been in a marathon offensive to ensure that the election is watertight and that whoever will be declared the winner of the presidential poll will indeed be the choice for majority Kenyans.So what are some of the other things that Nasa has been doing in the run-up to the polls to ensure they are not denied their victory in case of a win?First, Nasa on June 23, won a case in which the Court of Appeal ruled that presidential results announced at the constituencies are final.Raila and Nasa are also reported to have written tens of letters to the IEBC chiefs, seeking, among others, assurances that the election will be tamper-proof.Raila has also warned that he will only accept defeat on August 8 on two conditions: If all voters are identified through biometrics and the Al Ghurair company does not print the presidential ballot papers.“If the EVIDS [electronic voter identification devices] function properly that will eliminate the possibility of ghost voters and dead voters resurrecting, voting and then going back to their graves. If we can get assurance from the IEBC that is not going to be the case and that nobody is going to vote unless they are identified biometrically, then we will accept the results,” Raila said in a recent interview.Also worth noting is NASA's memorandum to the IEBC on Monday last week, where it demanded the removal of three top IEBC staff, including CEO Ezra Chiloba. The coalition is demanding that Chiloba, Director of ICT James Muhati and Director of Voter Registration Immaculate Kassait be excluded from poll preparations.Finally, Nasa has asked the IEBC to clean further the voter register, though the Commission says no further amendments to the voter's register will be done at this stage. The alliance claims its scrutiny of the new voter register indicates that 400,685 people were registered twice.

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