[David Maraga in a past event. A section of Nyamira residents have questioned Supreme Court full ruling on October polls. Photo/Nation]
Chief Justice David Maraga has been tasked to explain the parameter the apex court used to arrive at the conclusion that repeat polls normally exhibit poor voter turnout.
In their detailed ruling, Maraga said, the court's investigation showed that repeat polls and by elections witness low turnout due to fatigue.
"Our investigations shows that repeat polls normally exhibit low voter turnout due to fatigue," said Maraga.
Lawyer Moseti Moseti accused the court of depending on 'rumours' in making a critical judgement adding that the ruling lacked merit.
"I don't think the ruling is binding. I'd want him to tell us the parameter he used to make such inferences," he said on Nyamira Politics WhatsApp Group.
Another user Edna Kwamboka said: "We have seen case study in Maldives and Austria where all repeat polls showed a high turnout than the first poll."
Only 38 percent of Kenyans turned up to vote in October controversial repeat poll of the 19.5 million voters.
Both Austria, Ukraine and Maldives recorded over 70 percent during their respective repeat polls, even exceeding the number that voted in first round.