Raila is a Perennial Loser Seeking a Handshake, Ruto Tells the Supreme Court
President-elect William Ruto has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga challenging his victory.
In a 256-page response to Odinga’s petition, Ruto described the ODM leader as a perennial loser who is after a handshake to share the government, citing his 2018 pact with President Kenyatta and a similar one with the late retired president Mwai Kibaki in 2008.
Ruto, who was declared the winner of the August 9th presidential election after garnering 7,176,141 (50.49 percent), termed Odinga’s petition as a tragicomedy akin to William Shakespeare’s words.
“The overall impression that the reading of the petition and the surrogate petitions left in my mind, especially when viewed against the 1st Petitioner’s thirty-year pattern of strikingly similar acts after every presidential election is that of a tragicomedy akin to William Shakespear’s words about a story full of sound and fury, signifying nothing and controversies that are much ado about nothing,” Ruto says in an affidavit filed by his lawyers.
“The first common feature that underlies Odinga’s thirty-year pattern of strikingly similar acts after every presidential election is disingenuous disputation of presidential election results as a means of forcing the winner to share power through unconventional and extra-constitutional government arrangements popularly known as handshake.”
Odinga, who emerged second in the race with 6,942,930 votes (48.85 percent), wants Ruto’s victory nullified on grounds that the election commission bungled the presidential election in his favor.
He wants the apex court to declare him duly elected president or order a fresh election in strict conformity with the constitution and electoral laws.
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True Mr. President. This…
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True Mr. President. This time usikubali hata slice moja. Hata ng’o. Wacha huyu mzee aende bondo without a scene
Ruto - Raila would not have…
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Ruto - Raila would not have list the election if you did not steal it. Raila does not want a handshake from a thief and the most corrupt character by in the Universe.
@Warid,an Al Shabaab bomber…
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In reply to Ruto - Raila would not have… by Warid (not verified)
@Warid,an Al Shabaab bomber pretends he doesn’t know muuaji Raila “peace” deals with muuaji expired Moi,jambazi expired Mwai and mwizi Uhuru were looting agreements.The savage benefited with shs 5b.Molasses plant escaped prosecution for plotting coup in 1982,murder in 07/08 PEV violence.He and Mwai swallowed shs 32b maize with shs 8b TRITON petrol,imported poisonous maize from SA and is still supplying methanol to Mt.Kenya youths.Both are still killing thousands of Kenyans.Ingine ni KKV,NHIF,goldenburg,Anglolishing,hired Al Shabaab to slaughter Kenyans etc.But mala hii,he won’t succeed in his violence plans.Prosecutor Khan is waiting for him to kill a rat.
Menye you forgot the fact…
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In reply to @Warid,an Al Shabaab bomber… by Menye (not verified)
Menye you forgot the fact that his accomplices in the ‘82 coup got executed it him. He survived execution courtesy of his father.
Thieves are normally…
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In reply to Ruto - Raila would not have… by Warid (not verified)
Thieves are normally arrested and taken to a court of law. Remind me when they arrested Ruto because he stole & took him to court. Why is he still walking as a free man?
Nyani haoni Kundule nyeusi…
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Nyani haoni Kundule nyeusi tititi.
Me think Ruto confuses…
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Me think Ruto confuses Supreme Court with campaign gathering. He demonstrate how he legally won the election not propaganda.
Exactly!
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Exactly!
William Ruto has a history…
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William Ruto has a history of orchestrating crimes aganist humanity (Kenyans).
Kiambaa church.
@WARID, well said.
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@WARID, well said.
I have never really fancied…
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I have never really fancied Ruto as president, didn't even vote for him, but my innermost gut feeling tells me that the guy did actually win the election. The guy is a great schemer, an early riser,has great focus, and works hard. If Uhuru was honest, he would admit that the guy actually won the previous election for him..
These two are the worst…
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These two are the worst options Kenya could have. One is allegedly the most corrupt the other a perennial loser.
Miaka 30 iliyopita, Ndugu…
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Miaka 30 iliyopita, Ndugu yetu Samoei hakuwa na baiskeli! Naomba ujiulize: je, ametajirika haraka hivyo kwa njia gani?
Being smart and hard work…
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In reply to Miaka 30 iliyopita, Ndugu… by Imara Daima (not verified)
Being smart and hard work pays. Imara, in this world we have so many people just like WSR, who came from rags and today leading billionaires. Sorry if you have been waking up early to get to work but have not made it to a millionaire class. It requires extra thinking to get there.
Ruto doesn't believe in wife…
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Ruto doesn't believe in wife sharing unlike Kibaki and Uhuru nusu mkeka. Rao utakula omena peke yako
Ndugu Samoei: Huna haki hata…
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Ndugu Samoei:
Huna haki hata kidogo kusema ulishinda uchaguzi. Kwa nini? Kwa muda wa miaka minne, umetumia mali ya umma kutangatanga kila mahali nchini na pia kwenye makanisa ya wafuasi wa marehemu mwana wa Mariamu bila kutumia hata senti moja kutoka mfukoni mwako.
Umepora mali ya umma kwa kujifikiria wewe mwenyewe binafsi na pia ulinzi uliopata wa serikali pamoja na biashara zako zote nchini.
Kwa nini usiishi maisha yanayolingana na maisha ya Mwana Kenya wa kawaida, kama yule rais mstaafu wa nchi ya Uruguay Marekani ya Kusini? Rais huyu aliendesha motokaa aina ya "VW Beetle," na kukaa katika nyumba iliyo na chumba kimoja tu cha kulala! Huyu Ndugu Jose Mujica alitoa mshahara wake kiasi cha asilimia tisini (90%) kuwasaidia maskini nchini mwake.
Ningemshauri Ndugu Rigathi naye aanze kutangatanga kama wewe na kugombea urais wa mwaka 2027 kama ulivyofanya.
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