Raila exudes confidence in winning Supreme Court case
Azimio la Umoja - One Kenya presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga exuded confidence in winning the case filed at the Supreme Court challenging the declaration of William Ruto as the president-elect.
Odinga while speaking in Kisumu during the swearing-in ceremony of Kisumu governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o and his deputy Mathew Owili, noted that they had concrete evidence that would lead to the nullification of Ruto's win.
Speaking in his native Luo language, Odinga said, an ema ne adhi e lueny to agoyo mwanda gi lee ma awinje ee lweta, mwanda pod kithni to odhi tho machiengni "(I am the one who went to war armed with weapons. I can feel in my hands that I have killed the animal and it is just a matter of time before it is pronounced dead)
Deputy President William Ruto who was the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential candidate was declared president-elect by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati on August 15.
Chebukati announced that Ruto won the presidential contest with 7,176, 141 votes, which is 50.49% of the total votes cast against Odinga's 6,942,930 votes (48.85%).
Odinga has however dismissed Ruto's victory terming it as null and void.
In his first time address in Kisumu after the elections, Odinga said," We are confident that Kenyans spoke loudly and we won the elections but IEBC officials were compromised."
At the same time, Raila pointed out that the fruits of devolution had not been fully realised in many counties across the country due to corruption.
"Devolution can revolutionise governance in our country, it can help to realise the Azimio vision of empowering our people fighting poverty and ensuring enjoy their government," he noted.
He applauded governor Nyong'o for spearheading development in Kisumu county and called upon him to ensure that he fulfils and initiates projects that would change the livelihoods of the residents.
"I congratulate Nyong'o for his re-election as the governor of the great county of Kisumu. It is a victory that he indeed deserves. I am sure that he will do more and when we take over the national government, we will also support him," he said.
Nyongo retained his seat after garnering 319,957 votes against his predecessor Jack Ranguma of the MDG party who managed 100,600 votes.
In his maiden speech, Nyong said; "I will deliver all my campaign pledges and reach out to my opponents for the betterment of Kisumu."
