Raila Files A Petition In The Supreme Court Challenging Presidential Results

According to one of Raila Odinga’s attorneys, Daniel Maanzo, the presidential contender officially challenged the election results in Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday.

The appeal was submitted electronically on Monday morning, and a paper copy is anticipated to reach the court registry in Nairobi by the deadline of 2 p.m. local time.

After the August 9th presidential election, which saw Deputy President William Ruto win by a slim margin over incumbent President Raila Odinga, the coalition led by Odinga, Azimio La Umoja (Aspiration to Unite), asserted that it had sufficient proof in the petition to demonstrate electoral commission misconduct.
According to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s results, Ruto, 55, defeated Odinga with 50.49 percent of the vote.

Odinga is standing for president for the fifth time, and after the last two elections in 2013 and 2017, he has petitioned the Supreme Court three times to challenge his defeat. The Supreme Court mandated a re-election in 2017, which Odinga boycotted and lost to incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta once more.

“We have a strong petition and we’re hopeful that it will go through,” Maanzo told CNN on Monday. “We’re asking the court to decide if the constitution was followed in declaring the presidential results. If it was not within the constitution, then it is null and void.”

From Monday, the Supreme Court has 14 days to hear Odinga’s case and issue a ruling. If the seven judges decided in 77-year-old Odinga’s favor, they might call for a vote recount, a new election, or even give him the presidency.