The High Court has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the national verification of presidential election results, ruling that the final declaration made at the national tallying centre is binding.

• The court upheld the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) mandate to verify constituency tally forms before declaring a presidential winner.
• The petition was filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, who argued that national-level re-tallying creates an unlawful second layer of verification.
• The ruling affirmed that vote counts recorded at the polling station level will prevail in cases of discrepancies between electronic and physical documentation.