A sample of IEBC forms 34A reveals errors in the presidential results tally
IEBC forms 34A reveal errors in the presidential results tally indicating that there are votes that cannot be accounted for.
According to a report by Daily Nation, a sample of IEBC forms 34A in some polling stations in different parts of the country indicate that there are votes that cannot be accounted for, which could mean that the polls body’s final tally may be erroneous.
The daily reported that there could be substantial numerical errors on several results transmission forms that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) used to record votes candidates got in the August 9 presidential election.
According to a sample of forms 34A, some votes cannot be accounted for, which could suggest that the electoral agency’s final tally might be inaccurate.
According to the newspaper, it sampled 233 Forms 34A from around the nation and determined that presidential contenders may have profited from vote inflation through exaggerated numbers of registered voters, legitimate votes cast, or other irregularities.
Presiding officers who filled the forms listed the total number of votes that were cast in the polling station.
However, an addition of the votes that each candidate scored in the polling station shows that the total is slightly higher than what is listed as the votes cast.
For instance, at Lopur Primary School in Turkana, the presiding officer listed 319 valid votes cast with no spoilt votes. However, adding the votes each candidate got gives a total of 316 votes meaning three votes cannot be accounted for.
In the Supreme Court petition challenging Ruto’s win Raila Odinga and Martha Karua have claimed that they lost 2,793 votes through manipulation of forms 34A in Bomet and Kiambu Counties alone.
They have asked the court to order an audit of all forms that will include a comparison with copies of originals that were issued to party agents at polling stations.
They also claimed that some voters only voted for a presidential candidate.
In such instances, the IEBC is required to have the other six ballot papers.
Should the anomaly replicate in several other polling stations, it could mean that several ballots were unaccounted for in the August 9, 2022 election.
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