First Group was initially told it had won, but the tendering process was halted because the Department for Transport made mistakes with their calculations.

BBC: West Coast rail inquiry finds 'unacceptable flaws'

Mr Odinga's running mate, Kalonzo Musyoka, said he had evidence of vote rigging, and also called for the results process to be halted.

BBC: Kenya election: Tense wait for Kenyatta and Odinga

Had more Senators applied more scrutiny to this premise, the ratification process perhaps would have been halted much sooner, or at least slowed down to a pace necessary for fully informed advice and consent.

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