Azimio will accept defeat if servers show Ruto won - Madzayo

Says opening the servers will heal many disgruntled Kenyans

In Summary
  • Raila has been leading a series of rallies and anti-government demonstrations to address the high cost of living among other issues.
  • On Sunday, Raila accepted an appeal from the president to halt countrywide demonstrations and embrace a bi-partisan approach.
Senate Minority leader Stewart Madzayo leads other Azimio MPs in a press conference at Parliament on March 16
PRESURE: Senate Minority leader Stewart Madzayo leads other Azimio MPs in a press conference at Parliament on March 16
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo has said that the opposition will accept the outcome of the 2023 August general election if servers show President William Ruto won.

Speaking on Wednesday at Spice FM, Madzayo said it will be a sigh of relief for Kenyans when servers will be opened.

"It is so simple, when we say open the servers, what is the big deal about that? If you won, you won, if we have lost, we have lost," he said.

The senator said that opening servers will require experts from both Azimio and Kenya Kwanza.

Led by Azimio leader Raila Odinga, the opposition has been at the forefront in demanding for the opening and audit of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission servers.

Raila has since rejected results from the 2022 August polls, saying the government is illegitimate.

The opening of the server and the high cost of living were among the demands Raila laid bare for Ruto to address before having any dialogue.

Raila has been leading a series of rallies and anti-government demonstrations to address the high cost of living among other issues.

On Sunday, Raila accepted an appeal from the president to halt countrywide demonstrations and embrace a bi-partisan approach.

However, Raila came up with fresh demands ahead of the bi-partisan approach.

Raila said that Ruto must address the high cost of living, the audit of servers by experts and reconstitute IEBC among others.

Raila claimed some people were trying to tamper with the August 2022 election servers.

"We understand that some people are trying to tamper with the servers. They need to know that we are watching them. We know it and that is why we are talking about a forensic audit by experts so that the truth can come out," he said.

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