XIV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HON. MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, CBS Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya Chairperson, Judiciary Committee on Elections EDR continues to evolve, and the jurisprudence grows richer every election cycle. This ever changing and growing sphere of EDR is what informed the review and development of the Second Edition of the EDR Bench Book. It has indeed been a journey of intellectual minds coupled with hours of research and drafting. Such long hours require commitment and dedication, two virtues which have been portrayed by the Technical Team that participated in the development of this Bench Book. Foremost, I would like to thank Lucianna Thuo, Consultant (IFES), and Moses Owuor, the Senior Legal Advisor to the JCE, for drafting the 2nd Edition of the Bench Book. You both put in many hours to generate a comprehensive revised edition and I must commend your diligence and commitment to the process of development of this great resource material. Such good work ethic is truly admirable. To Moses Owuor, the Committee is grateful to you for spearheading the process of developing this Bench Book and for the advice and guidance you so graciously offered throughout the development process. I also wish to extend my gratitude to members of the JCE who took time to review the Zero Draft and who were instrumental in the completion and validation of this Bench Book. Special thanks goes to the Hon. Chief Justice for entrusting the members of the Committee with spearheading activities to enhance the Judiciary’s preparedness in discharging its EDR mandate, including the development of this Bench Book, and for continuously supporting the activities of JCE. I am also thankful to the Vice Chairperson, Hon. Mr. Justice Daniel Musinga, for steering the Committee in realising this milestone. Achieving this milestone has been a collaborative effort. It would, therefore, be remiss of me not to acknowledge the legal practitioners and the stakeholders who gave comments and recommendations on the Zero Draft, and who participated in the review and validation of the Bench Book. Thanks to your collaboration and participation, JCE was able to generate a comprehensive book, which will be used as a guide and a reference point in the conduct of EDR matters. We would like to especially acknowledge BENCH BOOK ON ELECTORAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION