Raila Odinga is back in Kenya after taking several days vacation with his family to ‘reflect and heal’ after loosing the presidential bid.
Moreover Raila who said he had been away in Zanzibar jetted back to the country on Thursday, September 15 to attend the swearing in of Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir.
“I have been out of the country; I went to recuperate in the spice Island of Zanzibar. I took my wife, children and grandchildren also to go heal after the shock they got as a family,” he said.
This was the former prime minister’s fist public appearance after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the victory of President William Ruto.
Nonetheless, as Raila congratulated the newly sworn in Mombasa Governor, he also lauded the coastal residents for overwhelmingly voting for Nassir despite the postponement of the election that would have interfered with the election outcome.
“The Mombasa election and that of Kakamega was deliberately left behind like our lawyers said in court so they could have a trial after the rigging. People of Mombasa have showed they are truly Azimio and this is the pride that we have,” Odinga stated.
Nevertheless, the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition team filed a petition at the supreme court challenging the victory of President-Elect William Ruto.
However, it was dismissed in its entirety on grounds that it lacked merit.
The 7-judge bench in its unanimous ruling, stated that part of the evidence presented by the Azimio brigade was “hot air,” and had set the court on a wild goose chase.
Furthermore, the Apex Court dismissed all the nine issues they had structured in the consolidated petition.
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Nevertheless, the Supreme verdict dealt a significant blow to the Azimio team, whose leader Raila Odinga was hoping the judges would nullify the results of the August 9, 2022, hotly contested presidential election.
