After Deputy President William Ruto was proclaimed the victor of the closely contested presidential election, opposition leader Raila Odinga of Kenya indicated he will contest the results using “all legal possibilities.” ****_Raila Odinga declared, “What we saw yesterday is a disgrace and a clear violation of the Constitution.”
“We will exercise every conceivable legal and constitutional remedy. In light of the numerous electoral faults, we will do so “In his first speech following the results’ announcement the day prior, he stated.
The news increases the level of anxiety in a nation where many people believed that last Tuesday’s election was the least violent.
The most stable democracy in East Africa is currently facing weeks of difficulties and the potential that the Supreme Court could call for new elections. There has already been an appeal for calm from religious and other groups in a nation that has already experienced fatal post-election violence.
It was Raila Odinga’s first appearance since William Ruto was proclaimed the victor with about 50.5% of the vote on Monday by the head of Kenya’s electoral commission.
Raila Odinga’s supporters and the remaining commissioners fought at the polling place when four of the seven commissioners abruptly stated they could not support the results without providing further details.
The four commissioners asserted that the president’s final estimate was 100.01% and that the extra votes would have made a “big impact” just before Riala Odinga started speaking. They added that he denied them the chance to discuss the outcomes prior to his statement.
