(i) The Attorney General and the Law Society of Kenya were enjoined as amici curiae while; (ii) Dr. Ekuru Aukot and Prof. Michael Wainaina were enjoined as interested parties. [11] The applications by Mr. Charles Kanjama, Advocate and the Information Communication Technology Association for joinder as amici curiae were disallowed as were those of Mr. Benjamin Wafula Barasa and Isaac Aluoch Aluochier to be enjoined as interested parties. [12] Applications by the petitioners to strike out all the respondents’ responses to the petition were also disallowed as were the respondents’ applications to strike out some of the petitioners’ affidavits and annextures in support of the petition. [13] The petitioners’ application dated 25th August, 2017 seeking Orders of access to and scrutiny of forms 34A, 34B and 34C used in the presidential election, as well as access to certain information relating to the 1st respondent’s electoral technology system, was allowed. The exercise of access was conducted under the direction of the Registrar of this Court, two ICT experts appointed by this Court with each of the principal parties being represented by initially two and later, five agents. The reports from that exercise will be addressed later in this Judgment. Presidential  Petition  No.  1  of  2017                                                                                                                                                                                                            5  |  P a g e