accordance with the Constitution and the applicable law rendering the declared result invalid, null and void. In the circumstances, prayer (i) is allowed as prayed. Prayers (j) and (k) are a consequence of the declaration in prayer (i) and are also allowed. [386] Regarding prayer (l), we have shown that IEBC did not conduct the 8th August 2017 presidential election in conformity with the Constitution and electoral law. Irregularities and illegalities were also committed in a manner inconsistent with the requirement that the electoral system ought to be inter alia simple, verifiable, efficient, accurate and accountable. Although the petitioners claimed that various electoral offences were committed by the officials of the 1st respondent (IEBC) no evidence was placed before us to prove this allegation. What we saw in evidence, was a systemic institutional problem and we were unable to find specific finger prints of individuals who may have played a role in commission of illegalities. We are therefore unable to impute any criminal intent or culpability on either the 1st and 2nd respondent, or any other commissioner or member of the 1st respondent. We are similarly unable to find any evidence of misconduct on the part of the 3rd respondent. The prayer is therefore disallowed. [387] On costs, we are aware that costs generally follow the event, but the present petition has brought to the fore the need for IEBC to adhere strictly to its mandate and not to exhibit the casual attitude it did in the conduct of the impugned election and in defence of this petition. It is a heavily public funded constitutional organ and to burden Kenyans tax payers with litigation costs would be a grave matter which we deem unnecessary in this petition. Let each party therefore bear its own costs. Presidential  Petition  No.  1  of  2017                                                                                                                                                                                                            169  |  P a g e