US Institute of Peace releases its report on presidential results
2 min readUS Institute of Peace releases its report on presidential results as announced by the IEBC in just concluded elections.
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in its report on the just concluded August 9 polls, has called out the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Vice Chairperson, Juliana Cherera, and three other commissioners for what it termed as poor mathematics.
The institute stated that the error in percentages as claimed by commissioners could not change the results significantly.
The report issued on Thursday, August 18, made mention of the commissioners’ assertions that four presidential contenders’ percentages were 0.01 over the 100 percent threshold.
“The supposed errors the commissioners identify are the result of rounding percentages to two decimal places, rather than three (or more), and, in any case, would not change the outcome.
The Institute did however note that the division within the Commission would affect how Kenyans view the Commission and the procedures used in the recently held elections.
“Poor mathematics aside, this public display of division in the Commission only fuels doubts about the electoral commission’s competence,” read the report in a part.
Additionally, USIP also credited IEBC for publishing Form 34 A – C on the public portal.
The institute also explained that Ruto’s support base turned up in large numbers as compared to those of Raila – in particular the Coast region.
“Voter turnout in Ruto-supporting areas seems to have made the difference. Although Ruto led the vote in only 20 out of Kenya’s 47 counties, turnout in those counties exceeded 70 percent.
“Meanwhile, turnout in the 27 counties Odinga won was just under 64 percent, and only one Odinga-supporting county surpassed 75 percent turnout. This suggests voters were more enthusiastic about Ruto’s candidacy,” added the Institute.
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