2022 ELECTION

Raila is misadvised on simple matters of law - Wetang'ula

Wetangula said that Raila has been ill-advised on matters of law and arithmetic.

In Summary

• This is after Raila on Tuesday rejected the results that was announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati.

• Chebukati announced William Ruto as the president - elect.

Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula.
Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula.
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Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula has said that Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been misadvised.

According to Wetang'ula, Raila has been ill-advised on matters of law and arithmetic, in the outcome of the August 9 presidential election.

He said that a non-partisan opinion will help the former Prime Minister.

"Listening to Raila Odinga press conference, one gets to the inevitable conclusion that he has again been miss advised on simple matters of law and arithmetic! A second non partisan opinion will will be helpful," Wetang'ula said in a tweet on Wednesday.

His remarks come after Raila rejected the results that was announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati.

Chebukati declared William Ruto as the president - elect.

Raila termed the results as null and void saying that he will seek legal redress at the supreme court.

"Let no one take the law into their own hands. We are pursuing constitutional and lawful channels to invalidate Chebukati's illegal and unconstitutional pronouncement. We are certain that justice will prevail," he said.

Four of the IEBC commissioners on Monday distanced themselves from the results announced by the IEBC chairman.

They claimed that the results were not transparent since some of the constituencies ballot papers had not been verified.

"We have made sure that we have improved the standards and we say as a fact, as commissioners we have a done a good job.

"But some things need to be put out there as you can see the four of us are here and not at Bomas where the results are going to be announced because of the opaque nature of how this phase has been handled," Cherera said.

"We therefore cannot take ownership of this result that is going to be announced," she added.

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