Raila Files a Petition at the Supreme Court Challenging Ruto's Victory

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has formally filed a petition challenging the results of the August 9th presidential election where UDA’s William Ruto was declared the winner.

The petition was filed on Monday morning at the Supreme Court’s sub-registry located at Milimani law courts in Nairobi.

Odinga, his running mate Martha Karua and other Azimio leaders arrived at the registry in the company of their legal team to deliver physical documents for the petition challenging Ruto’s victory. 

The coalition has maintained that it has sufficient evidence in the petition to prove misconduct by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the election was rigged in favor of Ruto.

"We have a strong petition and we're hopeful that it will go through. We're asking the court to decide if the constitution was followed in declaring the presidential results. If it was not within the constitution, then it is null and void," one of Odinga’s attorneys Daniel Maanzo told CNN on Monday.

IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati declared Ruto the winner of the contest after garnering 7,176,141, representing 50.49 percent of the total votes.

Odinga came in second with 6,942,930 votes (48.85 percent), followed by Roots Party candidate George Wajackoyah (61,969 votes) and David Mwaure (31,987 votes).

The Supreme Court has 14 days from Monday to hear the petition and deliver a verdict. Should the seven judges rule in favor of Odinga, they could order a recount of votes, a fresh election, or award him the presidency.