“In our view, there’s neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect,” the previous Kenyan prime minister mentioned of the outcomes introduced by the electoral fee chairman on Monday,
Odinga took the stage moments after 4 dissenting election commissioners held a press convention at a distinct location to accuse the chairman of misconduct.
The aggregation of the vote percentages every candidate obtained was of “mathematical absurdity,” mentioned the Unbiased Electoral and Boundaries Fee vice chair Juliana Cherera, highlighting that the variety of votes totaled 100.1%, a discrepancy of 0.01%.
Odinga thought-about the figures offered by the chairman, Wafula Chebukati, as null and void, saying he would “pursue all constitutional and authorized choices out there to us.”
It’s Odinga’s fifth try on the presidency and he has mentioned he can be contesting for the final time.
He’s a part of Kenya’s political dynasty; his father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was the primary vp of impartial Kenya and he’s fondly referred to as “Baba” by Kenyans.
