NAIROBI: The Supreme Court on Monday 22 August, received nine presidential election petitions challenging the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) presidential results announced on Monday 15 August.
Below is the Supreme Court’s schedule for handling the presidential petitions filed moving forward:
Petitions filed – Monday 22 August
Serve respondent – Tuesday 23 August
Response filed and served – Saturday 27 August
Interlocutory Applications filed and served – Monday 29 August
Response to interlocutory applications filed – Tuesday 30 August
3rd Party (friend of the court) applications filed and served -Wednesday 31 August
Pre-trial conference – Tuesday 3
Hearing and determination of the petition – 14 days from date of filing
Deadline to render verdict – Monday 5 September
