NAIROBI, Kenya
Kenya’s Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga has disagreed with the decision of the Supreme Court of Kenya which dismissed his petition and upheld election of William Ruto as president-elect.
In a statement in reference to
the verdict, Raila said even though the judgement was not in their favour, it
does not end the Azimio la Umoja movement.
"The 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 belongoing," he stated.
The former prime minister said
that he will soon communicate their plans of continuing with the struggle for
transparency, accountability and democracy.
On Monday, the apex court in a
unanimous ruling upheld William Ruto's victory as the fifth President of
Kenya.
Reading the verdict on Monday,
Chief Justice Martha Koome said Ruto garnered 50 percent plus one votes
cast.
Ruto had garnered 7.1m while
Raila Odinga garnered 6.9m as declared by the IEBC.
The confirmation followed an
intense 14-day process in which lawyers representing Azimio's Raila Odinga, the
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and President-elect William
Ruto did battle.
The Supreme Court received
nine petitions, of which eight challenged Ruto's election, while one support
his victory.
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