{"id":67417,"date":"2022-09-06T15:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/betrayal-and-deceit-cost-raila-karua-presidency-mwangi"},"modified":"2022-09-06T15:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:37:56","slug":"betrayal-and-deceit-cost-raila-karua-presidency-mwangi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/betrayal-and-deceit-cost-raila-karua-presidency-mwangi","title":{"rendered":"Betrayal and deceit cost Raila, Karua presidency &#8211; Mwangi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Renown activist, Boniface Mwangi now claims that Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga lost because of betrayal and deceit.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday, Mwangi said he supported Raila and his running mate Martha Karua because he believed in their ideology and they deserved to run the country.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he is not worried that they lost the August 9 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not worried. Not at all. I supported Raila and Martha who l believed deserved to run Kenya but they lost. Why they lost is a long story of deceit and betrayal,&#8221; Mwangi said.<\/p>\n<p>The activist went ahead to question if Kenyans will be fine, going forward, stating that each time he has been arrested he was fighting for their rights and not his.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have never been beaten or arrested fighting for myself, it\u2019s always for other people\u2019s rights. I will be fine. Will you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mwangi&#8217;s words come a day after the Supreme Court of Kenya in a unanimous decision upheld the election of William Ruto as the fifth President of Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The decision followed a petition by Raila and Karua who termed the election a sham by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.<\/p>\n<p>They accused the IEBC of &#8216;allowing foreigners to choose a president&#8217; for the people of Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The highest court in the land, however, said Raila and six other petitioners did not give evidence of their claims.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court had initially received received nine petitions, eight of which challenged Ruto&#8217;s victory while one supported his victory.<\/p>\n<p>Seven petitions were then consolidated into one, with two being dismissed.<\/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. Renown activist, Boniface Mwangi now claims that Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga lost because of betrayal and deceit. In a statement on Tuesday, Mwangi said he supported Raila and his running mate Martha Karua because he believed in their ideology and they deserved to run the country. 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