Raila Odinga, leader of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, has stated that he accepts the Supreme Court of Kenya’s decision on the presidential election but does not agree with it.
On Monday, September 5, seven Supreme Court justices unanimously upheld William Ruto’s victory in the August 9 presidential petition, saying Odinga’s legal team failed to produce evidence warranting election annulment.
The judges are Chief Justice Martha Koome, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u, Isaac Lenaona, and William Ouko.
Odinga, who challenged Ruto’s victory in court, called it “incredible” that all nine key grounds on which he sought to overturn the president-victory elect’s had been rejected.
“Our lawyers proffered irrefutable evidence and the facts were on our side, unfortunately, the judges saw it otherwise. We find it incredible that the judges found against us on all nine (9) grounds and occasion resulted to unduly exaggerated language to refute our claims.”
The Azimio leader urged his followers to remain calm, saying he would issue instructions later.
“We are grateful to our supporters and Kenyans across the country for their support.” “We will communicate soon about our plans to continue our fight for transparency, accountability, and democracy,” Odinga said.
Ruto received 7.18 million votes (50.49 per cent) to Odinga’s 6.94 million votes (48.85 per cent).
The president-elect will now be sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president on Tuesday, September 13, seven days after the Supreme Court issues its decision.
