disputed Ms. Karani’s testimony that as at 10th August, 2017, very few Forms 34A were available. On the contrary, the deponent stated that as at midnight on 9th August, 2017, the information availed to political parties through the IEBC Application Program Interface showed that 39,426 Forms 34A results had been received. [100] In a nutshell, the respondents submitted that the petition is devoid of merit and should be dismissed with costs. F. AMICI SUBMISSIONS (i) Attorney-General [101] The Attorney General was enjoined in this petition as the 1st amicus curiae. In his amicus brief he delineated the following questions for submission: (i) What is the proper constitutional and legal standard applicable to the conduct of presidential elections in Kenya as envisaged under both Articles 81 and 86 of the Constitution? (ii) What were the changes to the elections infrastructure post 2013 and their effect on the conduct of presidential elections: to wit, the Elections Laws (Amendment) Act No. 36 of 2016 and Elections Laws (Amendment) Law No. 1 of 2017? Presidential  Petition  No.  1  of  2017                                                                                                                                                                                                            40  |  P a g e