Security beefed up at Supreme Court ahead of presidential petition

As of Wednesday morning no petition was filed yet.

In Summary

• Those who claim that the August 9 election results were not transparent have seven days after the result announcement to go to court and file petitions.

• Raila on Tuesday rejected the results and said he will use available legal means to challenge the outcome.

Several candidates who lost in the election have indicated they will go to court to challenge the results.
Several candidates who lost in the election have indicated they will go to court to challenge the results.
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Security has been beefed up at the Supreme Court of Kenya ahead of the expected petition on the presidential election results.

As of Wednesday morning, no petition had been filed yet.

Those who claim that the August 9 election results were not transparent have seven days after the result announcement to file petitions.

The Supreme Court finalised preparations to handle petitions on the just-concluded presidential election should any be lodged at its registry.

Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga will be heading to the apex court to challenge the declaration of his competitor William Ruto as the president-elect.

Raila on Tuesday rejected the results and said he will use available legal means to challenge the outcome.

Chebukati's declaration which was preceded by chaos at the Bomas of Kenya, came amidst a protest by four IEBC commissioners who denounced the results.

The commissioners include; vice chairperson Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyang'aya.

"We therefore cannot take ownership of this result that is going to be announced," Cherera said at a hastily assembled press conference at Serena Hotel in Nairobi.


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