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Raila Odinga amesema ana ushahidi thabiti kwamba alishinda katika kura za Urais na ana imani kwamba Mahakama ya Juu itakubali ombi lake la kutengua matokeo ya uchaguzi wa Agosti 9, ambapo William Ruto alitangazwa Mshindi kwa Kura 50.5% dhidi ya 48.8%
Ameongeza kuwa ataheshimu matokeo ya uamuzi wa Mahakama na kwamba uamuzi huo unaweza kuwa na athari kubwa katika michakato ya uchaguzi kote Afrika
Mnamo Agosti 22, Raila Odinga alifungua shauri akidai kuwa timu ya William Ruto iliingilia mfumo wa uchaguzi na kuathiri Matokeo ya mwisho ya Kura za Urais
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month's presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the court's ruling - but still believes he won.
This is Odinga's fifth run at the presidency, blaming previous losses on rigging, claims that have twice sparked deadly protests in East Africa's wealthiest and most stable nation.
A week ago, Odinga's legal team lodged a case alleging that a team working for Deputy President William Ruto hacked into the election system and replaced genuine pictures of polling station result forms with fake ones, thus increasing Ruto's share of the Aug. 9 vote.
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Ruto, who was declared president-elect, denied the allegations. The election commission has split and filed competing responses - four commissioners disowned the result, and the chairman and two others supported it.
The Supreme Court must rule by Sept. 5.
The dispute has raised fears of violence similar to that which followed disputed polls in 2007 when more than 1,200 people were killed and again in 2017 when more than 100 people died.
Odinga said he had proof that he had won the election, which requires a candidate to receive 50% of the vote plus one. He wants a recount.
"We should be announced as the winners," Odinga told Reuters. However, he added: "if the courts decide otherwise, we will basically respect the ruling of the courts."
When asked if there were any circumstances under which he would not accept the ruling, he said:
"I don't really want to appear as if I'm trying to blackmail the Supreme Court. I want the Supreme Court to hear this case impartially ...I don't want to speculate."
Any unrest in Kenya ripples out to the wider region. Kenya is a key transport hub, the regional headquarters for many multinationals, and has often hosted talks for more volatile neighbours like South Sudan and Somalia.
Source: Reuters
Ameongeza kuwa ataheshimu matokeo ya uamuzi wa Mahakama na kwamba uamuzi huo unaweza kuwa na athari kubwa katika michakato ya uchaguzi kote Afrika
Mnamo Agosti 22, Raila Odinga alifungua shauri akidai kuwa timu ya William Ruto iliingilia mfumo wa uchaguzi na kuathiri Matokeo ya mwisho ya Kura za Urais
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month's presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the court's ruling - but still believes he won.
This is Odinga's fifth run at the presidency, blaming previous losses on rigging, claims that have twice sparked deadly protests in East Africa's wealthiest and most stable nation.
A week ago, Odinga's legal team lodged a case alleging that a team working for Deputy President William Ruto hacked into the election system and replaced genuine pictures of polling station result forms with fake ones, thus increasing Ruto's share of the Aug. 9 vote.
Advertisement · Scroll to continue
Ruto, who was declared president-elect, denied the allegations. The election commission has split and filed competing responses - four commissioners disowned the result, and the chairman and two others supported it.
The Supreme Court must rule by Sept. 5.
The dispute has raised fears of violence similar to that which followed disputed polls in 2007 when more than 1,200 people were killed and again in 2017 when more than 100 people died.
Odinga said he had proof that he had won the election, which requires a candidate to receive 50% of the vote plus one. He wants a recount.
"We should be announced as the winners," Odinga told Reuters. However, he added: "if the courts decide otherwise, we will basically respect the ruling of the courts."
When asked if there were any circumstances under which he would not accept the ruling, he said:
"I don't really want to appear as if I'm trying to blackmail the Supreme Court. I want the Supreme Court to hear this case impartially ...I don't want to speculate."
Any unrest in Kenya ripples out to the wider region. Kenya is a key transport hub, the regional headquarters for many multinationals, and has often hosted talks for more volatile neighbours like South Sudan and Somalia.
Source: Reuters
