Lawyer Tom Macharia. In response, the lawyer gave an out of context answer, forcing Mwilu to rephrase the question again. [Photo|Courtesy]One of President Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential petition lawyer, had a difficult time, in answering a question by Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, during second day of the hearing.Lawyer Tom Macharia, was asked to explain to the court what happens to five ballot papers, if a voter with six ballot papers, decides to only vote for the president.According to Mwilu, the correctly marked ballot paper would be inserted in its correct presidential ballot box, but what about the remaining unmarked five?"If a voter is given six ballot papers and s/he decides to vote for one candidate, where does the remaining five go?" Mwilu who is one of the seven Supreme Court judges, asked lawyer Macharia.In response, the lawyer gave an out of context answer, forcing Mwilu to rephrase the question again, with her colleague, Justice Smokin Wanjala cheaping in clarify the question even further.Despite this, Macharia once again failed to answer the question correctly, sending the courtroom into laughter.He then called for assistance from his fellow lawyer, representing the IEBC, to help him answer the question.Lawyer Karori Kamau explained that the remaining ballot papers are inserted in there respective ballot boxes, after which they are marked as rejected ballots, since they are not marked as required.

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