{"id":65666,"date":"2022-08-21T13:57:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T13:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-presidential-election-raila-odinga-announces-legal-action"},"modified":"2022-08-21T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T14:34:31","slug":"kenya-presidential-election-raila-odinga-announces-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-presidential-election-raila-odinga-announces-legal-action","title":{"rendered":"Kenya presidential election: Raila Odinga announces legal action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>A week after being declared second in the presidential race, Raila Odinga says he is going to seek legal action at the Supreme Cour<\/b><\/p>\n<p>t. The five-time presidential candidate called the results which handed the victory to Deputy President William Ruto a &#8220;joke&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, August 15, the president of the electoral commission announced 50.49% of the votes to Ruto and 48.85% to his main opponent Odinga. The same day, four of the seven commissioners blamed chairman Wafula Chebukati for his &#8220;opaque&#8221; management and lack of consultation.<\/p>\n<p>For the last twenty years, all Kenyan elections have been through disputes leading sometimes to violent protests.<\/p>\n<p>This time around any petition had to be submitted to the Supreme Court by the 22nd of August. The highest court has then two weeks to make a decision which could lead to a new election within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221; Odinga said Saturday from his home in Nairobi after a meeting with religious leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. A week after being declared second in the presidential race, Raila Odinga says he is going to seek legal action at the Supreme Cour t. The five-time presidential candidate called the results which handed the victory to Deputy President William Ruto a &#8220;joke&#8221;. 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