The national super alliance nasa has made fresh demands to the independent electoral and boundaries commission iebc ahead of the crucial ruling on the presidential petition. On august 16, opposition leader, raila odinga, defied his campaign sentiments of not going to court this time round by saying that the national super alliance. He was the member of parliament mp for langata from 1992 to 20. The courts registrar, ms esther nyaiyaki, said in a letter to mr odinga s lawyers on monday that. Justice key dingake of the gaborone high court and retired judge, moses chinhengo are amongst five judges observing a hearing of a petition filed by kenyas presidential candidate, raila odinga. Odinga took the controversial oath at uhuru park grounds in nairobi on tuesday at 2. Prime minister raila odinga has said that he almost conceded defeat in the recent presidential election but realized that it was wrong to do so. File the hearing of this petition was concluded on tuesday. Nasa leader raila odinga, principal kalonzo musyoka, lawyer amos wako and siaya senator james orengo nasa leader raila odinga accompanied by principals.
Raila odingas election petition supporting documents. Supreme court judgment on the presidential election petition 20. Raila odinga and others v independent electoral and boundaries. Jan 30, 2018 a supporter of raila odinga holds up a piece of meat and fish during the swearingin ceremony in nairobi. Four documents in nasa leader raila odinga s petition challenging the reelection of president uhuru kenyatta were filed after the deadline, according to the supreme court, even as the coalition said the papers were not key to their case.
Mr odinga filed his case some minutes to midnight on friday. Kenya attorney general files petition to stop odinga. Perhaps taking advantage of the novelty of the case being a first presidential election petition under the constitution of kenya 2010 to be adjudicated under strict constitutional timelines and a large section of the benchs relative inexperience in issues of procedure, jubilee lawyers took charge of the proceedings to bully orders out of. Sep 21, 2017 kenyas chief justice david maraga led other six supreme court judges in delivering the full 2017 kenya supreme court ruling on the presidential election petition case filed by opposition leader and nasa presidential candidate raila odinga against president uhuru kenyatta and iebc. Raila odinga project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Aug 27, 2017 raila odinga s full response to the ongoing presidential petition at the supreme court subscribe to our youtube channel for more great videos. Raila odinga, in full raila amolo odinga, born january 7, 1945, maseno, kenya, kenyan businessman and politician who served as prime minister of kenya 2008 following the contentious presidential election of december 2007 early life and political activity. The kenyan supreme court released the full judgment pdf following the justices unanimous dismissal of raila odinga s petition challenging the election of president uhuru kenyatta below are some sections of the ruling. Raila odinga have agreed to launch this initiative that aims to create a united nation for all kenyans living today, and all.
Pdf the challenges of adjudicating presidential election. He also alleged that massive electoral fraud and malpractices occurred that helped his opponent to win. According to david ndii one of the nasa advisers, the suit will be launched tomorrow, the constitutional deadline for when that should be done. Mmegi online dingake in kenya to observe the odinga. Raila finally files petition at the supreme court and its. Dai kurokawaepa though many in kenya are tired of the continuing. That raila is crossing the red line and is seemingly and deliberately creating instability, the government and united nation must act immediately and prevent this nation from descending into anarchy, all because of one mans greed, raila odinga. Raila amolo odinga and another v independent electoral and boundaries commission and others presidential petition no. The landmark decision on the petition by nasa presidential candidate raila odinga will not only change the countrys political destiny, but will also be a precedence setter in determining. Musyoka whose authority is attached to the petition.
A notice from the office of the registrar said the conference will start at 7pm. Raila odinga annexed document iebc db hacked version download. A businessman turned politician, raila odinga is known for his prodemocracy efforts which resulted in modification of the kenyan constitution. Aug 18, 2017 statement on the filing of a petition by rt hon raila o. The book also reveals the life journey of raila odinga his family and political life. Property holding, charitable purposes and dissolution bear. The kenyan supreme court released the full judgment pdf following the justices unanimous dismissal of raila odingas petition challenging the election of president uhuru kenyatta. Kenyas opposition swears in raila odinga as peoples. Iebc files defence against raila odinga s petition subscribe to our youtube channel for more great videos. Kenyas chief justice david maraga led other six supreme court judges in delivering the full 2017 kenya supreme court ruling on the presidential election petition case filed by opposition leader and nasa presidential candidate raila odinga against president uhuru kenyatta and iebc.
Raila odinga files petition against uhurus win, cites. Of luo descent, odinga was the son of jaramogi oginga odinga, the first vice president of independent kenya. Aug 21, 2017 in its decision in presidential election petition no. This judgment, therefore, may be viewed as a baseline for the supreme courts perception of matters political, as these interplay with the progressive terms of the new. The petition, delivered by a battery of lawyers, was received at the highest court in the land at around 11. Two weeks after he was sworn in in october last year, chief justice david maraga met opposition chief raila odinga at the supreme court for a oneandahalfhour meeting. Now he has mastered the art of deception and mind colonization by lying to his supporters that he is the only one who can save kenya. Presidential election petition 1 of 2017 kenya law. Key documents in raila odinga petition missing towerpostnews. Aug 25, 2017 the supreme court will hold pretrial conference on raila odingas presidential petition on saturday.
Nasa plays down lateness in filing petition papers daily nation. The application had been fixed for hearing on september 21, 2017 and the court would deal with it on its merits. Inside railas plan for a referendum this year daily nation. Security has been heightened at the court as raila prepares to file petition. I, raila amollo odinga of post office box number 1031100100 nairobi do make. Jan 02, 2008 the amolo raila odinga the rightful winner of the 2007 election petition to mwai kibaki was written by naomi odero and is in the category politics at gopetition. This petition has been filed by the presidential candidate for the national super alliance, nasa rt hon raila amolo odinga, and his running mate, h.
Raila files 25,000page presidential petition at the. Uhuru flies out as raila files petition against him and. Supreme courtas ruling on raila odinga petition fredrick obura 01st sep 2017 15. From the outset, i must state that the petition was filed in bad faith at the behest of nasa to nullify the october 26 presidential results for the benefit of raila odinga and kalonzo musyoka. Iebc chairman application by way of notice of motion seeking orders for the honourable court to corrector clarify its judgement delivered on 20th september, 2017which results as between the tallies contained in forms 34b submitted by the returning officers to the national. Raila to file petition against presidential election results at the 11th hour and. Im a kenyan citizen of kenya above 18 and above,i wish to practise my sovereign rights by swearing and bestow hon. Raila odinga s new book the flame of freedom is written in first person and it takes an indepth look the former prime minister of kenya raila odinga s struggle for freedom. While uhuru will be at the inauguration in kigali, his rival raila odinga will be launching the petition challenging his win at the supreme court. Security heightened at supreme court as raila prepares to. Click download or read online button to get raila odinga the flame of freedom pdf book now. Pdf the state of judicial independence in kenya reflections. Mar 16, 20 prime minister and cord presidential candidate raila odinga outlines a series of electoral irregularities that informed his decision to challenge the kenya 20 presidential poll at the supreme. Kiambu town member of parliament jude njomo on thursday filed a new petition against nasa leader raila odinga at the high court in court documents seen by.
Raila odinga on 16 th march, 20 against the iebc as the 1 st respondent, mr. Raila odinga as my recognised and legitimate 5th president of kenya,through this petition. Raila has been in kenyan politics for a very long time started by organizing the 1982 failed coup. I raila odinga a resident of nairobi and whose address for purposes of this petition is care of oraro and company advocates, ack garden house wing c, first ngong avenue, p o box 5123600200, nairobi do solemnly make oath and state as follows. E stephen kalonzo musyoka at the supreme court, nairobi august 18, 2017. Aug 16, 2017 raila odinga, 72, lost to his longtime rival kenyatta in the aug. After keeping their supporters who camped outside the supreme court buildings waiting all day, nasa. Republic of kenya during the general election held on the 4th march, 20. Raila to file petition against presidential election.
The opposition national super alliance nasa led by raila odinga and coprincipals on friday night filed a petition at the supreme court challenging the declaration of president uhuru kenyatta as winner of the 2017 presidential contest by the independent electoral and boundaries commission. Kenyan attorney general githu muigai filed a high court petition seeking to block the opposition from swearing in raila odinga as the socalled peoples president. Apr 16, 20 the rigged wanted uhuru adressing boys and girls in rotten corrupt bunge. Iebc files defence against raila odingas petition youtube. Aug 22, 2017 supreme court registrar esther nyaiyaki in blue receives petition documents from nasa leaders at the supreme court on august 18, 2017. The demonic intention of raila to plunge the nation into chaos and perpetual political limbo must.
The courts registrar, ms esther nyaiyaki, said in a letter to mr odinga s lawyers on monday that the. Download pdfprint articlefor the second time in as many elections, presidential candidate raila odinga has taken his case to kenyas highest court, the supreme court, alleging that he was robbed of victory. Mar 20, 20 i almost conceded defeat, raila says wednesday, march 20, 20 00. Uhuru flies out as raila files petition against him and tuko. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Boundaries commission and others presidential petition no. His address of service for purposes of this petition is care of oraro and company advocates, ack garden house wing c, first ngong avenue, p o box 5123600200, nairobi. How railas poll petition may overturn the entire election. The sixjudge bench upheld a petition filed by nasa presidential candidate raila odinga and his running mate stephen kalonzo musyoka on august 18, 2017. The judgement was issued today wednesday 20th september 2017.
Uhuru kenyattas response to petition executive summary the contents of paragraph 2. The petition is a 20,000 page document which the seven judges must pore through. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. Odinga was appointed high representative for infrastructure.
Raila makes demand to iebc ahead of hearing of his. He was unsuccessful in his bids for the presidency in the 1997, 2007, and 2017 elections, the latter two polls being hotly contested and clouded by allegations of fraud and electoral malfeasance. All of power of the supreme court, including that of invalidating a presidential. I make this affidavit in response to the petition dated 18th august 2017 and the affidavits of raila amollo odinga and stephen kalonzo musyoka. Raila odinga, kenyan businessman and politician who served as prime minister of kenya from 2008 until 20.
Raila amolo odinga and another v independent electoral and. I have read the petition and i am competent to respond to the issues raised therein. Raila odinga has transformed the lives of millions of kenyans by sacrificing his freedom in exchange for transformation from totalitarianism, tyrany, dictatorial norms and draconian dark day single party democratic monopoly to multi party democracy creating opportunity for people to exercise their rights to elect persons of their choice. Fourandahalf years ago, he grudgingly accepted the verdict of the six judges who ruled on his petition and who dismissed every issue he. Raila odinga the flame of freedom pdf download ebook pdf. The term fresh election was addressed in the 20 raila odinga case and was the subject of an application by the 1st interested party within the present petition. Raila odinga full speech before submitting petition youtube. Pretrial of raila odinga poll petition set for saturday. He served in the cabinet of kenya as minister of energy from 2001 to 2002, and as the minister of roads, public works and housing from 2003 to 2005.
Raila amolo odinga is a kenyan politician who served as the leader of the opposition from 20 14 jan 2018. Fourandahalf years ago, he grudgingly accepted the verdict of the six judges who ruled on his petition and who dismissed every issue he raised. Supreme court judgment on the presidential election. On 05 september 2017, thoughtlessly and without proper andor adequate consultations, the 2 n d respondent fixes the date for the fresh presidential. Petition tags elections political youth party africa politics humanrights kenya. All eyes on cj david maraga as raila odinga files petition. Nasa leader raila odinga and his deputy kalonzo musyoka who filed the petition are demanding that iebc gives them access to their servers used to transmit results. How railas poll petition may overturn the entire election posted in news, politics by admin on sunday, march 17th, 20 with no comments the outcome of the entire general election held on march 4 could be put to question if orders sought by prime minister raila odinga at the supreme court on saturday are granted.
Independent electoral and boundaries commission and 3 others, be deemed to be the pilot file. Supreme court upholds railas petition the standard. Raila odinga s petition sought to bring attention to the series of technological failures that cast doubt on the provisional results as tallied by the iebc, as well as the breakdown of bvr kits on polling day. It was a way of the new president of the supreme court reaching out to all political actors, the mr odinga meeting coming just a few days after he met president uhuru kenyatta. Aug 24, 2017 for the second time in as many elections, presidential candidate raila odinga has taken his case to kenyas highest court, the supreme court, alleging that he was robbed of victory. Jan 30, 2018 national super alliance leader raila odinga has been sworn in as the peoples president. On september 1, the supreme court of kenya issued a decision annulling the original presidential results on the grounds of what it identified as a.
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