President-elect William Ruto stated on Wednesday that his team is prepared for any legal actions that might be taken to contest the election results.
According to Ruto, the Kenya Kwanza squad is prepared to follow any legal requirements that may result from their victory.
We will participate in any legal proceedings if there are any because we are Democrats and we support the rule of law, he declared.
“If there will be court processes, we will engage in them Because we are Democrats and we believe in the rule of law,” he said.
The UDA leader was meeting all elected members of the Alliance at the deputy president’s residence.
This comes a day after his opponent, Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance said he will follow all legal processes to challenge the results.
Raila said the IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati was wrong to announce the results without full consultation with all Commissioners.
“Let no one take the law into their own hands. We are pursuing constitutional and lawful channels to invalidate Chebukati’s illegal and unconstitutional pronouncement. We are certain that justice will prevail,” Raila said while speaking at KICC on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, during a meeting with all Azimio elected members, the ODM leader said they have consulted and approved the legal steps to be taken.
“We have given them a brief with regards to presidential elections and they have approved steps we have decided to take as Azimio Coalition.”
Four Commissioners alienated themselves from the election body on Monday, an hour before the president-elect’s declaration, saying they did not support the choice.
Julian Cherera and three of her colleagues Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyangaya, said the process was opaque.
Ruto won the elections by 50.49 per cent against Raila’s 48.85 per cent.
