The News Nigeria
Richard Elesho
The Supreme Court of Kenya has confirmed the election of William Ruto as President of Kenya. The Monday morning judgement put to a close to disputes over the August 8 election.
In a two-hour long unanimous decision read by Justice Martha Koone, the Chief Justice of Kenya, the court dismissed all petitions brought against the result.
Hear Koone: “The presidential election petition number e005 of the year 2022 consolidated as the presidential election petition numbers e001,2 3,4,7 and 8 of 2022 are hereby dismissed. As a consequence we declare the election of the first defendant as president elect.”
The court emphasized that the decision was in the public interest and ordered that each party should bear its own cost.
Presidential elections held in the East African country on Tuesday, 9 August. The results were released a week later, on Monday 15 September with Ruto, current Vice President and candidate of United Democratic Alliance winner.
According to the country’s electoral commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati, Ruto polled 50.5 percent of the votes to beat his closest challenger and opposition leader, Raila Odinga, a former Prime Minister and candidate of Orange Democratic Party, who polled 48.8 percent.
The declaration triggered drama and chaos in some quarters. Four out of the seven members of the electoral body disagreed with the results describing it as opaque…
