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RAILA ODINGA & 5 OTHERS
V.
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION & 3 OTHERS

(2013) JELR 95824 (SC)

Supreme Court 16 Apr 2013 Kenya
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- The 4 March 2013 Kenyan presidential election, the first under the 2010 Constitution, was challenged in three consolidated Supreme Court petitions, alleging procedural violations, unreliable voter registration, irregular tallying, and the

Case Details

Suit Number:Petition 5, 3 & 4 of 2013
Judges:Philip Kiptoo Tunoi, Kalpana Hasmukhrai Rawal, Jackton Boma Ojwang, Mohammed Khadhar Ibrahim, Willy Munywoki Mutunga, Smokin C Wanjala, Susanna Njoki Ndungu
Other Citations:Raila Odinga & 5 Others v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries commission & 3 others[2013] eKLR

JUDGMENT

A. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 4TH MARCH, 2013:

INTRODUCTION

[1] On the 4th of March, 2013, Kenya held its first General Election since the promulgation of the new Constitution on 27th August 2010. The Constitution was a culmination of the efforts of the Kenyan people to bring about a more progressive governance set-up. Kenyans affirmed the new Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic, which binds all persons and all State organs.

[2] All powers to be exercised in public functions, therefore, must flow from the Constitution. Indeed, judicial authority, under Article 159 (1) of the Constitution, is derived from the people and vests in, and shall be exercised by the courts and tribunals established under this Constitution. Additionally, national values and principles of governance, as set out in Article 10 of the Constitution, underpin the conduct of governance in every respect.

[3] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was created by Article 88 of the C…

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