Kenyans and the International community are waiting eagerly for the decision of the Supreme Court of Kenya (SCOK) vis-a-vis the presidential election petition.
Commissioner Justus Nyang'aya accuses IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati of reassigning his ICT role to another staffer without an explanation. He also claims 377 unauthorized people accessed the IEBC server on election day. And that a person named Gudino Omor, gained full access to the IEBC servers since June, and altered documents without following protocols.
Commissioner Prof. Abdi Guliye alleged the National Security Organ wanted the Presidential election Results changed in favor of the Azimio Ticket of Raila Odinga and Martha Karua because failure to declare Odinga the winner, could lead to violence.
South African leader John Malema called on Azimio leader Raila Odinga to concede appearing to suggest Odinga is power hungry. He seems to be unaware of the complexities of the Kenyan electoral system and the vital role the Supreme Court plays in resolving election disputes.
Queen of the North Hezena Lameletian, accused Marriott of seeking to declare DP William Ruto the President even before the results were announced. The High Commissioner has insisted the UK remains neutral and pointed to a statement they released urging leaders and political parties to follow all existing mechanisms of conflict resolution provided in the Kenyan constitution.
The petition filed with the Supreme Court requests the Supreme Court to nullify the election that saw IEBC Chairman Declare DP William Ruto the winner. The Azimio team brought a truckload of evidence to the Supreme Court. In total 9 petitions challenging Ruto's election and IEBC conduct of the election, and one challenging Odinga's claims have been filed with the Supreme Court.
The delegation led by Sen. Chris Coons (D-De) a close ally to US President Joe Biden and US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman, signals the US considers Kenya an important strategic partner in the region. The US has, however, come short of formally congratulating Deputy President William Ruto as Kenya's President Elect.
The petition argues IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati bungled Kenya's 2022 General Election by unilaterally declaring Deputy President William Ruto as he President-Elect amid the objections of a majority of the commissioners. The dissenting commissioners have accused Chebukati of running an opaque process and questioned the validity of the results he announced.
Azimio flag bearer Raila Odinga said the election results are null and void. He said IEBC Chairman failed to follow the rules of either seeking consensus from the commissioners or winning a majority vote in the commission before announcing Deputy President William Ruto as winner of the just concluded election.