Supreme Court Act

12. Determination of disputes arising out of presidential elections

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

12. Determination of disputes arising out of presidential elections

(1)An application to the Supreme Court in respect of a dispute to which Article 163(3)(a) of the Constitution applies shall be submitted by petition and shall further comply with the procedures prescribed by the rules.

(2)The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall, within a period of forty-eight hours from the date of the service of a presidential election petition, submit to the Supreme Court certified copies of the documents used to declare the results of the presidential election, including the forms used to announce the results of the election at the polling station and the constituency tallying centre and to declare the result at the national tallying centre.[Act No. 36 of 2016, s. 39.]

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Source: Kenya Law