Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati and vice chairperson Consolata Maina at past. [Photo| Courtesy]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has responded after the National Super Alliance - NASA coalition released figures showing that it had won the August 8, 2017 presidential election.
Nasa released the data on Friday ahead of the planned swearing-in of its leader Raila Odinga. However, IEBC Commissioner Consolata Bucha Maina responded in a quick rejoinder, as shown in her statement below:
"NASA CLAIMS ON AUGUST 8TH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Nairobi: Friday, 26 January 2018
The Commission is aware that NASA has released information purporting to be the actual presidential results of the August 8th, 2017 presidential election.
We note that this is not the first time such claims have been made. Indeed, on August 10th, 2017 NASA presented to the Commission figures allegedly obtained from IEBC servers showing that Raila Odinga had won the election.
The Commission ably debunked this myth and that remains to be in the public domain. A cursory review of what NASA made public today, reveals a total misunderstanding of how the results system worked in the August 8th Elections.
The presentation by NASA totally misleads the public on the results pathway, the servers, information on the public portal and the forms used to declare results. We can only conclude that this is a deliberate effort to create a non-existent reality about the elections of 2017.
It is our hope that Kenyans will be directed towards factual information to enable them make informed choices. This is the only way we can build strong democratic institutions and perfect our processes.
CONNIE MAINA
ACTING CHAIRPERSON"