President-Elect William Ruto has asked the Supreme Court to reject the temptation of setting a “dangerous trend” of nullifying presidential elections in the country once any aggrieved party files a petition.
The Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in 2017 over irregularities and ordered a repeat poll after Raila Odinga challenged his victory. He has also petitioned Ruto’s win following the August 9 presidential election.
Ruto, who is defending his August 9, 2022 victory at the apex court, submitted that nullifying an election again would be subjecting the country “to a very dangerous trend”, reports Davis Ayega for Capital FM.
The Supreme Court ordered the recount of ballots cast at 15 polling stations during the August 9, 2022 presidential election. The recount request from presidential hopeful and former prime minister Odinga, and his running mate Matha Karua, was for 15 polling stations in four counties – Kericho, Nandi, Nyandarua and Mombasa, according to Mohammed Yusuf of Voice of America.
