Kusadikika wrote:What information does the Returning Officer need to announce results? In what form is that information? Is it electronic, is it paper?
Can he announce cumulative results or does he have to wait till all results are in and then make one announcement?
What happens if he does not receive results or there is delay in getting results from certain polling stations?
Where is the Returning officer stationed?
Is the Constituency Returning Officer a person or an Office? If it is an office what is its structure? How many people work for the Returning Officer and what are their roles?
I am with you here...not with those who think in terms of IEBC being defeated by Nasa at the expense of Jubilee.
I love the area where the Lady Justice mentioned Kreggler report recommendations that saw all sides of the divide having more tallied votes than the registered voters. We have seen it happen in just concluded Primaries in Machakos county.
It is a matter of accountability and responsibility as PO has to verify what is on register before formal announcement at her/his level which he can object from powers bestowed.
This is not a win for Nasa nor is it a loss for IEBC, it is making things easy and fair.
It makes it easy for a voter to point a finger not at Chebukhati but to level PO
Remember Kivuitu answering questions with "I do not know as I was not on the ground"
Now we have Ground people to answer that
IEBC Senior officials just need to give their SOPs to PO and determine who will be where not Political parties.
Observers for political parties and others have a head to get information and his area must be secured from hooligans of political parties.
Those who are ready to say the elections are rigged will not have their say!