Section 81, The Public Elections Act, 2022

A Presiding Officer, in his capacity as Counting Officer,as soon as is practicable, after he has declared the polls closed in accordance with subsection (2) of section 72 and has complied with section 80, in the presence of the persons referred to in section 81, shall - (a) open each ballot box; (b) take out the ballot papers; (c) separate the ballot papers cast in respect of the election of Members of Parliament from those cast for the election of President; (d) count the votes separately for each election, in accordance with section 83 and 84, if morethan one is held on the same day; and (e) ensure that the ballot papers for the candidates and those for any other election held on the same day are kept separate.