Speaking a day after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati declared William Ruto the winner, Raila vowed to seek justice in court to overturn the win.
“In our view, there is neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect. Mr. Chebukati’s announcement purporting to announce a winner is a nullity,” he said, accusing the chairman of acting with gross impunity and in total disregard of the constitution.
“He could have plunged the country into chaos had our supporters not exercised great restraint,” Raila said.
Our team of lawyers will prove to the Supreme Court that the presidential election was quantitatively and qualitatively flawed
Ruto was declared the winner after garnering 50.49% of the vote against Raila’s 48.85%.
However, the announcement was marred by controversy after four commissioners disowned the final results
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