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"NASA Leader Raila Odinga never took any case to Supreme court. Together with him, we are not expecting any ruling in our favor for the case is not ours. NASA's plans are not dependent on court ruling, in fact the petition at the Supreme court delayed our processes. What is crystal clear is that Uhuru will not serve whether sworn in today after the supreme court ruling or later. Canaan is sure." ~James Orengo

The electoral commission has welcomed the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court to uphold President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election in the October 26 fresh presidential election. In a statement, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati said the court’s verdict affirms the electoral bodies efforts to conduct a free and fair election. “The unanimous determination by the honorable court affirms our resolve and deliberate efforts to conduct, free, fair and credible elections. We await the reasoned judgment to inform our post-election evaluation that is about to commence; as well as initiatives focused on developing our institution and enhancing electoral democracy,” read the statement from IEBC. In a unanimous decision read by Chief Justice David Maraga, the Supreme Court judges dismissed the two petitions challenging Kenyatta’s re-election saying they were not ‘merited’. “Having carefully considered the above issues, the specific praye...