Raila Speaks After Losing to Ruto At Supreme Court
While congratulating Ruto on Monday, September 5 after the ruling was made by the seven-judge bench, Raila urged his supporters to remain calm while they uphold the rule of law.
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Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has accepted the decision of the Supreme Court of Kenya to uphold William Ruto's election victory.
While congratulating Ruto on Monday, September 5 after the ruling was made by the seven-judge bench, Raila urged his supporters to remain calm while they uphold the rule of law.
He maintained that his legal team had presented watertight evidence before the seven-judge bench with the belief that Ruto's election victory would be nullified.
Read his statement below:
We have taken note of the decision of the Supreme Court on the Presidential election held on August 9th, 2022. We have always stood for the rule of law and the constitution. In this regard, we respect the opinion of the court although we vehemently disagree with their decision today.
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.
This judgement is by no means the end of our movement, in fact, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to transform this country into a prosperous democracy where each and every Kenyan can find their full belonging. We thank our supporters and Kenyans across the country for standing with us. We will be communicating in the near future on our plans to continue our struggle for transparency, accountability and democracy.
God bless you and God bless Kenya!
Addressing the media on Tuesday, August 16 while rejecting the results announced on the previous day, Raila termed the actions of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati, as one that endangered the country's democracy.
He added that Chebukati broke the law by announcing the election results by himself.
"We were shocked to learn that Mr Chebukati decide alone to name the winner of the 2022 election. He denied all the commissioners access to the results.
"Yesterday August 15, our democracy suffered a major setback. As a result, Kenya faces a political crisis as a result of the actions of Wafula Chebukati," he addressed.
Raila claimed that the law on the commission requires that a decision on any matter should be decided by a majority of the members present, something Chebukati broke.
"The law on the IEBC provides that unless a unanimous decision is reached, a decision on any matter before the commission shall be by a majority of the members present and voting," he noted.
Raila wanted the Supreme Court to declare that the unconstitutionality, non-compliance, illegalities, irregularities and improprieties in the Presidential Election were substantial and significant in that they affected the presidential election results.
He also wanted the court to declare that the August 9 general elections were not conducted in accordance with the Constitution and the applicable law rendering the declared result invalid, null and void.
Raila also wants the court to declare that Ruto was not validly declared as the president-elect and that the declaration is invalid, null and void and that the IEBC should conduct a fresh election in strict conformity with the Constitution and the Elections Act.
Raila also wanted the court to declare that Chebukati committed election irregularities, illegalities in the tightly contested polls and malpractices and a report on the same sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for purposes of prosecution.
Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga during the 'handshake' in 2018. /BBC
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