According to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Supreme Court decision demonstrates that the electoral process was free and fair.
On Monday, IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chabukati said the Commission had finally been vindicated on allegations of overseeing a sham election.
Chebukati announced on August 15, 2022, that William Ruto of the UDA Party had won the election with 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent), followed by Raila Odinga of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya with 6.94 million votes (48.85 per cent)
Odinga, Ruto’s main challenger in the polls, led a consolidated petition to overturn Ruto’s victory, alleging IEBC electoral malpractice.
“The Supreme Court judgment today, is a testimony that the commission conducted a free, fair, transparent and credible general election that met the democratic aspirations of the people of Kenya,” said Chebukati in his address at IEBC’s Anniversary Towers offices in Nairobi.
The polls chief also condemned the mistreatment of some IEBC officials during the election period.
He specifically mentioned IEBC Returning Officer Daniel Musyoka, who was abducted and tortured to death while on duty.
“To date, no one has been arrested for these crimes committed against members of the Commission and its staff. As it stands, no human rights and civil society organisation have condemned these heinous acts meted [out] on the Commission and its staff. Working for IEBC should not be a death sentence.”
