The Supreme Court has ordered IEBC to give Raila Odinga access to any server(s) at the National Tallying Centre that might have been used for storing and transmitting voting information.
In addition, the court notified the electoral agency to give the Azimio la Umoja one Kenya Coalition presidential candidate ballot boxes for various polling stations to be opened for inspection, scrutiny and recount.
These stations include: Nandi Hills and Sinendeti Primary School in Nandi, Belgut, Kapsuser and Chepkutum Primary Schools in Kericho County; Jomvi, Mikindani and Ministry of Water Tanks Polling Stations in Mombasa County; Mvita, Majengo and Mvita Primary Schools in Mombasa County; Tinderet CONMO, in Nandi County; Jarok, Gathanji and Kiheo Primary School Polling in Nyandarua County.
The order by the supreme court will enable Raila and other Presidential election petitioners prove their allegations that votes were rigged.
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Moreover, according to the order IEBC is required to give Raila Odinga supervised access to any servers that may be storing forensically imaged information used to capture a copy of the Form 34C which is the total votes cast.
Additionally, the other petitioners to be given access to the servers include Mr Odinga’s running mate Martha Karua, Youth Advocacy for Africa (YAA), Peter Kirika, Khelef Khalifa, George Osewe, Ruth Mumbi and Grace Kamau.
Nonetheless, the supreme court also ordered IEBC to provide them with copies of its technology system security policy comprising but not limited to password policy, password matrix and owners of system administration password(s).
The commission will also provide information on the system users and levels of access, workflow chats for identification, tallying, transmission and posting of portals.
Likewise, IEBC is to provide its technology system security policy.
The policy comprises of any application programming interface (API) that had been integrated and the list of human interface and controls for such intervention.
However, the provision is subject to any security related issues.